diff --git a/docs/kubectl.md b/docs/kubectl.md
index 026e115c81a..992cf657a41 100644
--- a/docs/kubectl.md
+++ b/docs/kubectl.md
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ Usage:
   kubectl config [command]
 
 Available Commands: 
-  view                                                                                                                                                              displays the specified .kubeconfig file or a merged result
+  view                                                                                                                                                              displays merged .kubeconfig settings or a specified .kubeconfig file.
   set-cluster name [--server=server] [--certificate-authority=path/to/certficate/authority] [--api-version=apiversion] [--insecure-skip-tls-verify=true]            Sets a cluster entry in .kubeconfig
   set-credentials name [--auth-path=path/to/auth/file] [--client-certificate=path/to/certficate/file] [--client-key=path/to/key/file] [--token=bearer_token_string] Sets a user entry in .kubeconfig
   set-context name [--cluster=cluster-nickname] [--user=user-nickname] [--namespace=namespace]                                                                      Sets a context entry in .kubeconfig
@@ -395,7 +395,13 @@ Use "kubectl help [command]" for more information about that command.
 ```
 
 #### config view
-displays the specified .kubeconfig file or a merged result
+displays merged .kubeconfig settings or a specified .kubeconfig file.
+Examples:
+  // Show merged .kubeconfig settings.
+  $ kubectl config view
+
+  // Show only local ./.kubeconfig settings
+  $ kubectl config view --local
 
 Usage:
 ```
@@ -421,10 +427,14 @@ Usage:
       --log_flush_frequency=5s: Maximum number of seconds between log flushes
       --logtostderr=true: log to standard error instead of files
       --match-server-version=false: Require server version to match client version
-      --merge=false: merge together the full hierarchy of .kubeconfig files
+      --merge=true: merge together the full hierarchy of .kubeconfig files
       --namespace="": If present, the namespace scope for this CLI request.
+      --no-headers=false: When using the default output, don't print headers
+  -o, --output="": Output format: json|yaml|template|templatefile
+      --output-version="": Output the formatted object with the given version (default api-version)
   -s, --server="": The address of the Kubernetes API server
       --stderrthreshold=2: logs at or above this threshold go to stderr
+  -t, --template="": Template string or path to template file to use when -o=template or -o=templatefile.
       --token="": Bearer token for authentication to the API server.
       --user="": The name of the kubeconfig user to use
       --v=0: log level for V logs
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go
index 53468cb0faf..2c186684a75 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientcmd"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
 	cmdconfig "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config"
+	cmdutil "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ func NewFactory(optionalClientConfig clientcmd.ClientConfig) *Factory {
 			return kubectl.ReaperFor(mapping.Kind, client)
 		},
 		Validator: func(cmd *cobra.Command) (validation.Schema, error) {
-			if GetFlagBool(cmd, "validate") {
+			if cmdutil.GetFlagBool(cmd, "validate") {
 				client, err := clients.ClientForVersion("")
 				if err != nil {
 					return nil, err
@@ -217,6 +218,62 @@ Find more information at https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes.`,
 	return cmds
 }
 
+// PrintObject prints an api object given command line flags to modify the output format
+func (f *Factory) PrintObject(cmd *cobra.Command, obj runtime.Object, out io.Writer) error {
+	mapper, _ := f.Object(cmd)
+	_, kind, err := api.Scheme.ObjectVersionAndKind(obj)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	mapping, err := mapper.RESTMapping(kind)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	printer, err := f.PrinterForMapping(cmd, mapping)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return printer.PrintObj(obj, out)
+}
+
+// PrinterForMapping returns a printer suitable for displaying the provided resource type.
+// Requires that printer flags have been added to cmd (see AddPrinterFlags).
+func (f *Factory) PrinterForMapping(cmd *cobra.Command, mapping *meta.RESTMapping) (kubectl.ResourcePrinter, error) {
+	printer, ok, err := cmdutil.PrinterForCommand(cmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if ok {
+		clientConfig, err := f.ClientConfig(cmd)
+		checkErr(err)
+		defaultVersion := clientConfig.Version
+
+		version := cmdutil.OutputVersion(cmd, defaultVersion)
+		if len(version) == 0 {
+			version = mapping.APIVersion
+		}
+		if len(version) == 0 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("you must specify an output-version when using this output format")
+		}
+		printer = kubectl.NewVersionedPrinter(printer, mapping.ObjectConvertor, version)
+	} else {
+		printer, err = f.Printer(cmd, mapping, cmdutil.GetFlagBool(cmd, "no-headers"))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	return printer, nil
+}
+
+// ClientMapperForCommand returns a ClientMapper for the given command and factory.
+func (f *Factory) ClientMapperForCommand(cmd *cobra.Command) resource.ClientMapper {
+	return resource.ClientMapperFunc(func(mapping *meta.RESTMapping) (resource.RESTClient, error) {
+		return f.RESTClient(cmd, mapping)
+	})
+}
+
 // DefaultClientConfig creates a clientcmd.ClientConfig with the following hierarchy:
 //   1.  Use the kubeconfig builder.  The number of merges and overrides here gets a little crazy.  Stay with me.
 //       1.  Merge together the kubeconfig itself.  This is done with the following hierarchy and merge rules:
@@ -266,13 +323,6 @@ func DefaultClientConfig(flags *pflag.FlagSet) clientcmd.ClientConfig {
 	return clientConfig
 }
 
-// ClientMapperForCommand returns a ClientMapper for the given command and factory.
-func ClientMapperForCommand(cmd *cobra.Command, f *Factory) resource.ClientMapper {
-	return resource.ClientMapperFunc(func(mapping *meta.RESTMapping) (resource.RESTClient, error) {
-		return f.RESTClient(cmd, mapping)
-	})
-}
-
 func checkErr(err error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.FatalDepth(1, err)
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd_test.go
index ef5dc0bc674..e813e9f7414 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd_test.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
@@ -203,3 +204,43 @@ func TestClientVersions(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func ExamplePrintReplicationController() {
+	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
+	tf.Printer = kubectl.NewHumanReadablePrinter(false)
+	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+		Codec:  codec,
+		Client: nil,
+	}
+	cmd := f.NewCmdRunContainer(os.Stdout)
+	ctrl := &api.ReplicationController{
+		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:   "foo",
+			Labels: map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
+		},
+		Spec: api.ReplicationControllerSpec{
+			Replicas: 1,
+			Selector: map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
+			Template: &api.PodTemplateSpec{
+				ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
+					Labels: map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
+				},
+				Spec: api.PodSpec{
+					Containers: []api.Container{
+						{
+							Name:  "foo",
+							Image: "someimage",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	err := f.PrintObject(cmd, ctrl, os.Stdout)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	// Output:
+	// CONTROLLER          CONTAINER(S)        IMAGE(S)            SELECTOR            REPLICAS
+	// foo                 foo                 someimage           foo=bar             1
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/view.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/view.go
index 4f8c83fc50e..738746d9896 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/view.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/view.go
@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 
-	"github.com/ghodss/yaml"
+	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientcmd"
 	clientcmdapi "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientcmd/api"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 )
 
 type viewOptions struct {
@@ -38,40 +39,45 @@ func NewCmdConfigView(out io.Writer, pathOptions *pathOptions) *cobra.Command {
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "view",
-		Short: "displays the specified .kubeconfig file or a merged result",
-		Long:  `displays the specified .kubeconfig file or a merged result`,
+		Short: "displays merged .kubeconfig settings or a specified .kubeconfig file.",
+		Long: `displays merged .kubeconfig settings or a specified .kubeconfig file.
+Examples:
+  // Show merged .kubeconfig settings.
+  $ kubectl config view
+
+  // Show only local ./.kubeconfig settings
+  $ kubectl config view --local`,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			err := options.run()
+			printer, _, err := util.PrinterForCommand(cmd)
 			if err != nil {
-				fmt.Printf("%v\n", err)
+				glog.FatalDepth(1, err)
+			}
+			config, err := options.loadConfig()
+			if err != nil {
+				glog.FatalDepth(1, err)
+			}
+			err = printer.PrintObj(config, out)
+			if err != nil {
+				glog.FatalDepth(1, err)
 			}
 		},
 	}
 
-	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.merge, "merge", false, "merge together the full hierarchy of .kubeconfig files")
-
+	util.AddPrinterFlags(cmd)
+	// Default to yaml
+	cmd.Flags().Set("output", "yaml")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.merge, "merge", true, "merge together the full hierarchy of .kubeconfig files")
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func (o viewOptions) run() error {
+func (o viewOptions) loadConfig() (*clientcmdapi.Config, error) {
 	err := o.validate()
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	config, _, err := o.getStartingConfig()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	content, err := yaml.Marshal(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	fmt.Printf("%v", string(content))
-
-	return nil
+	return config, err
 }
 
 func (o viewOptions) validate() error {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go
index 1038560eed6..07fef112291 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Examples:
 			checkErr(err)
 
 			mapper, typer := f.Object(cmd)
-			r := resource.NewBuilder(mapper, typer, ClientMapperForCommand(cmd, f)).
+			r := resource.NewBuilder(mapper, typer, f.ClientMapperForCommand(cmd)).
 				ContinueOnError().
 				NamespaceParam(cmdNamespace).RequireNamespace().
 				FilenameParam(flags.Filenames...).
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go
index 94704056388..753ecf69314 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
+	cmdutil "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
 )
@@ -62,11 +63,11 @@ Examples:
 			checkErr(err)
 
 			mapper, typer := f.Object(cmd)
-			r := resource.NewBuilder(mapper, typer, ClientMapperForCommand(cmd, f)).
+			r := resource.NewBuilder(mapper, typer, f.ClientMapperForCommand(cmd)).
 				ContinueOnError().
 				NamespaceParam(cmdNamespace).DefaultNamespace().
 				FilenameParam(flags.Filenames...).
-				SelectorParam(GetFlagString(cmd, "selector")).
+				SelectorParam(cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "selector")).
 				ResourceTypeOrNameArgs(args...).
 				Flatten().
 				Do()
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/describe.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/describe.go
index 7950d57cb73..a8770afda7e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/describe.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/describe.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ given resource.`,
 			checkErr(err)
 
 			mapper, _ := f.Object(cmd)
-			mapping, namespace, name := ResourceFromArgs(cmd, args, mapper, cmdNamespace)
+			mapping, namespace, name := util.ResourceFromArgs(cmd, args, mapper, cmdNamespace)
 
 			describer, err := f.Describer(cmd, mapping)
 			checkErr(err)
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose.go
index 956da11f3ba..d4ae9d268f0 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -51,27 +52,28 @@ $ kubectl expose streamer --port=4100 --protocol=udp --service-name=video-stream
 			client, err := f.Client(cmd)
 			checkErr(err)
 
-			generatorName := GetFlagString(cmd, "generator")
+			generatorName := util.GetFlagString(cmd, "generator")
+
 			generator, found := kubectl.Generators[generatorName]
 			if !found {
 				usageError(cmd, fmt.Sprintf("Generator: %s not found.", generator))
 			}
-			if GetFlagInt(cmd, "port") < 1 {
+			if util.GetFlagInt(cmd, "port") < 1 {
 				usageError(cmd, "--port is required and must be a positive integer.")
 			}
 			names := generator.ParamNames()
 			params := kubectl.MakeParams(cmd, names)
-			if len(GetFlagString(cmd, "service-name")) == 0 {
+			if len(util.GetFlagString(cmd, "service-name")) == 0 {
 				params["name"] = args[0]
 			} else {
-				params["name"] = GetFlagString(cmd, "service-name")
+				params["name"] = util.GetFlagString(cmd, "service-name")
 			}
 			if _, found := params["selector"]; !found {
 				rc, err := client.ReplicationControllers(namespace).Get(args[0])
 				checkErr(err)
 				params["selector"] = kubectl.MakeLabels(rc.Spec.Selector)
 			}
-			if GetFlagBool(cmd, "create-external-load-balancer") {
+			if util.GetFlagBool(cmd, "create-external-load-balancer") {
 				params["create-external-load-balancer"] = "true"
 			}
 
@@ -81,22 +83,22 @@ $ kubectl expose streamer --port=4100 --protocol=udp --service-name=video-stream
 			service, err := generator.Generate(params)
 			checkErr(err)
 
-			inline := GetFlagString(cmd, "overrides")
+			inline := util.GetFlagString(cmd, "overrides")
 			if len(inline) > 0 {
-				Merge(service, inline, "Service")
+				util.Merge(service, inline, "Service")
 			}
 
 			// TODO: extract this flag to a central location, when such a location exists.
-			if !GetFlagBool(cmd, "dry-run") {
+			if !util.GetFlagBool(cmd, "dry-run") {
 				service, err = client.Services(namespace).Create(service.(*api.Service))
 				checkErr(err)
 			}
 
-			err = PrintObject(cmd, service, f, out)
+			err = f.PrintObject(cmd, service, out)
 			checkErr(err)
 		},
 	}
-	AddPrinterFlags(cmd)
+	util.AddPrinterFlags(cmd)
 	cmd.Flags().String("generator", "service/v1", "The name of the api generator that you want to use.  Default 'service/v1'")
 	cmd.Flags().String("protocol", "TCP", "The network protocol for the service you want to be created. Default 'tcp'")
 	cmd.Flags().Int("port", -1, "The port that the service should serve on. Required.")
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get.go
index 273fc1d8688..25977c31ab4 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/watch"
 
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ Examples:
 			RunGet(f, out, cmd, args)
 		},
 	}
-	AddPrinterFlags(cmd)
+	util.AddPrinterFlags(cmd)
 	cmd.Flags().StringP("selector", "l", "", "Selector (label query) to filter on")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolP("watch", "w", false, "After listing/getting the requested object, watch for changes.")
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("watch-only", false, "Watch for changes to the requested object(s), without listing/getting first.")
@@ -70,16 +71,16 @@ Examples:
 // TODO: convert all direct flag accessors to a struct and pass that instead of cmd
 // TODO: return an error instead of using glog.Fatal and checkErr
 func RunGet(f *Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-	selector := GetFlagString(cmd, "selector")
+	selector := util.GetFlagString(cmd, "selector")
 	mapper, typer := f.Object(cmd)
 
 	cmdNamespace, err := f.DefaultNamespace(cmd)
 	checkErr(err)
 
 	// handle watch separately since we cannot watch multiple resource types
-	isWatch, isWatchOnly := GetFlagBool(cmd, "watch"), GetFlagBool(cmd, "watch-only")
+	isWatch, isWatchOnly := util.GetFlagBool(cmd, "watch"), util.GetFlagBool(cmd, "watch-only")
 	if isWatch || isWatchOnly {
-		r := resource.NewBuilder(mapper, typer, ClientMapperForCommand(cmd, f)).
+		r := resource.NewBuilder(mapper, typer, f.ClientMapperForCommand(cmd)).
 			NamespaceParam(cmdNamespace).DefaultNamespace().
 			SelectorParam(selector).
 			ResourceTypeOrNameArgs(args...).
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ func RunGet(f *Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		mapping, err := r.ResourceMapping()
 		checkErr(err)
 
-		printer, err := PrinterForMapping(f, cmd, mapping)
+		printer, err := f.PrinterForMapping(cmd, mapping)
 		checkErr(err)
 
 		obj, err := r.Object()
@@ -115,12 +116,12 @@ func RunGet(f *Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	b := resource.NewBuilder(mapper, typer, ClientMapperForCommand(cmd, f)).
+	b := resource.NewBuilder(mapper, typer, f.ClientMapperForCommand(cmd)).
 		NamespaceParam(cmdNamespace).DefaultNamespace().
 		SelectorParam(selector).
 		ResourceTypeOrNameArgs(args...).
 		Latest()
-	printer, generic, err := PrinterForCommand(cmd)
+	printer, generic, err := util.PrinterForCommand(cmd)
 	checkErr(err)
 
 	if generic {
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ func RunGet(f *Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		defaultVersion := clientConfig.Version
 
 		// the outermost object will be converted to the output-version
-		version := outputVersion(cmd, defaultVersion)
+		version := util.OutputVersion(cmd, defaultVersion)
 		if len(version) == 0 {
 			// TODO: add a new ResourceBuilder mode for Object() that attempts to ensure the objects
 			// are in the appropriate version if one exists (and if not, use the best effort).
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ func RunGet(f *Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 
 	// use the default printer for each object
 	err = b.Do().Visit(func(r *resource.Info) error {
-		printer, err := PrinterForMapping(f, cmd, r.Mapping)
+		printer, err := f.PrinterForMapping(cmd, r.Mapping)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/log.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/log.go
index f1067172b5d..7a8f768ce34 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/log.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/log.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"strconv"
 
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ Examples:
 			}
 
 			follow := false
-			if GetFlagBool(cmd, "follow") {
+			if util.GetFlagBool(cmd, "follow") {
 				follow = true
 			}
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/printing_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/printing_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 9dc8d06d99b..00000000000
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/printing_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-package cmd_test
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
-	. "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd"
-)
-
-func ExamplePrintReplicationController() {
-	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
-	tf.Printer = kubectl.NewHumanReadablePrinter(false)
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
-		Codec:  codec,
-		Client: nil,
-	}
-	cmd := f.NewCmdRunContainer(os.Stdout)
-	ctrl := &api.ReplicationController{
-		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
-			Name:   "foo",
-			Labels: map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
-		},
-		Spec: api.ReplicationControllerSpec{
-			Replicas: 1,
-			Selector: map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
-			Template: &api.PodTemplateSpec{
-				ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
-					Labels: map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
-				},
-				Spec: api.PodSpec{
-					Containers: []api.Container{
-						{
-							Name:  "foo",
-							Image: "someimage",
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-	}
-	err := PrintObject(cmd, ctrl, f, os.Stdout)
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
-	}
-	// Output:
-	// CONTROLLER          CONTAINER(S)        IMAGE(S)            SELECTOR            REPLICAS
-	// foo                 foo                 someimage           foo=bar             1
-}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/proxy.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/proxy.go
index 508c01b5a72..4896be6f5f8 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/proxy.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/proxy.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -31,17 +32,17 @@ func (f *Factory) NewCmdProxy(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 		Short: "Run a proxy to the Kubernetes API server",
 		Long:  `Run a proxy to the Kubernetes API server.`,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			port := GetFlagInt(cmd, "port")
+			port := util.GetFlagInt(cmd, "port")
 			glog.Infof("Starting to serve on localhost:%d", port)
 
 			clientConfig, err := f.ClientConfig(cmd)
 			checkErr(err)
 
-			staticPrefix := GetFlagString(cmd, "www-prefix")
+			staticPrefix := util.GetFlagString(cmd, "www-prefix")
 			if !strings.HasSuffix(staticPrefix, "/") {
 				staticPrefix += "/"
 			}
-			server, err := kubectl.NewProxyServer(GetFlagString(cmd, "www"), staticPrefix, clientConfig)
+			server, err := kubectl.NewProxyServer(util.GetFlagString(cmd, "www"), staticPrefix, clientConfig)
 			checkErr(err)
 			glog.Fatal(server.Serve(port))
 		},
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resize.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resize.go
index 2a547663427..d04c564498a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resize.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resize.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ Examples:
   $ kubectl resize --current-replicas=2 --replicas=3 replicationcontrollers foo
 `,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			count := GetFlagInt(cmd, "replicas")
+			count := util.GetFlagInt(cmd, "replicas")
 			if len(args) != 2 || count < 0 {
 				usageError(cmd, "--replicas=<count> <resource> <id>")
 			}
@@ -53,13 +54,13 @@ Examples:
 			checkErr(err)
 
 			mapper, _ := f.Object(cmd)
-			mapping, namespace, name := ResourceFromArgs(cmd, args, mapper, cmdNamespace)
+			mapping, namespace, name := util.ResourceFromArgs(cmd, args, mapper, cmdNamespace)
 
 			resizer, err := f.Resizer(cmd, mapping)
 			checkErr(err)
 
-			resourceVersion := GetFlagString(cmd, "resource-version")
-			currentSize := GetFlagInt(cmd, "current-replicas")
+			resourceVersion := util.GetFlagString(cmd, "resource-version")
+			currentSize := util.GetFlagInt(cmd, "current-replicas")
 			s, err := resizer.Resize(namespace, name, &kubectl.ResizePrecondition{currentSize, resourceVersion}, uint(count))
 			checkErr(err)
 			fmt.Fprintf(out, "%s\n", s)
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate.go
index 4cf57c565ba..8abcba5b801 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -48,13 +49,13 @@ $ kubectl rollingupdate frontend-v1 -f frontend-v2.json
 $ cat frontend-v2.json | kubectl rollingupdate frontend-v1 -f -
   <update pods of frontend-v1 using json data passed into stdin>`,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			filename := GetFlagString(cmd, "filename")
+			filename := util.GetFlagString(cmd, "filename")
 			if len(filename) == 0 {
 				usageError(cmd, "Must specify filename for new controller")
 			}
-			period := GetFlagDuration(cmd, "update-period")
-			interval := GetFlagDuration(cmd, "poll-interval")
-			timeout := GetFlagDuration(cmd, "timeout")
+			period := util.GetFlagDuration(cmd, "update-period")
+			interval := util.GetFlagDuration(cmd, "poll-interval")
+			timeout := util.GetFlagDuration(cmd, "timeout")
 			if len(args) != 1 {
 				usageError(cmd, "Must specify the controller to update")
 			}
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ $ cat frontend-v2.json | kubectl rollingupdate frontend-v1 -f -
 			cmdApiVersion := clientConfig.Version
 
 			mapper, typer := f.Object(cmd)
-			mapping, namespace, newName, data := ResourceFromFile(filename, typer, mapper, schema, cmdApiVersion)
+			mapping, namespace, newName, data := util.ResourceFromFile(filename, typer, mapper, schema, cmdApiVersion)
 			if mapping.Kind != "ReplicationController" {
 				usageError(cmd, "%s does not specify a valid ReplicationController", filename)
 			}
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ $ cat frontend-v2.json | kubectl rollingupdate frontend-v1 -f -
 
 			cmdNamespace, err := f.DefaultNamespace(cmd)
 			checkErr(err)
-			err = CompareNamespace(cmdNamespace, namespace)
+			err = util.CompareNamespace(cmdNamespace, namespace)
 			checkErr(err)
 
 			client, err := f.Client(cmd)
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go
index dc96df3959d..3b6bcab5adf 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ Examples:
 			client, err := f.Client(cmd)
 			checkErr(err)
 
-			generatorName := GetFlagString(cmd, "generator")
+			generatorName := util.GetFlagString(cmd, "generator")
 			generator, found := kubectl.Generators[generatorName]
 			if !found {
 				usageError(cmd, fmt.Sprintf("Generator: %s not found.", generator))
@@ -70,22 +71,22 @@ Examples:
 			controller, err := generator.Generate(params)
 			checkErr(err)
 
-			inline := GetFlagString(cmd, "overrides")
+			inline := util.GetFlagString(cmd, "overrides")
 			if len(inline) > 0 {
-				Merge(controller, inline, "ReplicationController")
+				util.Merge(controller, inline, "ReplicationController")
 			}
 
 			// TODO: extract this flag to a central location, when such a location exists.
-			if !GetFlagBool(cmd, "dry-run") {
+			if !util.GetFlagBool(cmd, "dry-run") {
 				controller, err = client.ReplicationControllers(namespace).Create(controller.(*api.ReplicationController))
 				checkErr(err)
 			}
 
-			err = PrintObject(cmd, controller, f, out)
+			err = f.PrintObject(cmd, controller, out)
 			checkErr(err)
 		},
 	}
-	AddPrinterFlags(cmd)
+	util.AddPrinterFlags(cmd)
 	cmd.Flags().String("generator", "run-container/v1", "The name of the api generator that you want to use.  Default 'run-container-controller/v1'")
 	cmd.Flags().String("image", "", "The image for the container you wish to run.")
 	cmd.Flags().IntP("replicas", "r", 1, "Number of replicas to create for this container. Default 1")
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/stop.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/stop.go
index 17e2782f3d0..3da95bf67a3 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/stop.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/stop.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ Examples:
 			}
 			cmdNamespace, err := f.DefaultNamespace(cmd)
 			mapper, _ := f.Object(cmd)
-			mapping, namespace, name := ResourceFromArgs(cmd, args, mapper, cmdNamespace)
+			mapping, namespace, name := util.ResourceFromArgs(cmd, args, mapper, cmdNamespace)
 
 			reaper, err := f.Reaper(cmd, mapping)
 			checkErr(err)
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/update.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/update.go
index 69ebb5b19a4..83c239355f0 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/update.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/update.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 
+	cmdutil "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -53,14 +54,14 @@ Examples:
 			checkErr(err)
 
 			mapper, typer := f.Object(cmd)
-			r := resource.NewBuilder(mapper, typer, ClientMapperForCommand(cmd, f)).
+			r := resource.NewBuilder(mapper, typer, f.ClientMapperForCommand(cmd)).
 				ContinueOnError().
 				NamespaceParam(cmdNamespace).RequireNamespace().
 				FilenameParam(flags.Filenames...).
 				Flatten().
 				Do()
 
-			patch := GetFlagString(cmd, "patch")
+			patch := cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "patch")
 			if len(flags.Filenames) == 0 && len(patch) == 0 {
 				usageError(cmd, "Must specify --filename or --patch to update")
 			}
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ func updateWithPatch(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, f *Factory, patch string
 	checkErr(err)
 
 	mapper, _ := f.Object(cmd)
-	mapping, namespace, name := ResourceFromArgs(cmd, args, mapper, cmdNamespace)
+	mapping, namespace, name := cmdutil.ResourceFromArgs(cmd, args, mapper, cmdNamespace)
 	client, err := f.RESTClient(cmd, mapping)
 	checkErr(err)
 
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ func updateWithPatch(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, f *Factory, patch string
 	obj, err := helper.Get(namespace, name)
 	checkErr(err)
 
-	Merge(obj, patch, mapping.Kind)
+	cmdutil.Merge(obj, patch, mapping.Kind)
 
 	data, err := helper.Codec.Encode(obj)
 	checkErr(err)
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/helpers.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/helpers.go
similarity index 95%
rename from pkg/kubectl/cmd/helpers.go
rename to pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/helpers.go
index aa3c7053cdc..d3001c059d4 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/helpers.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package cmd
+package util
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
@@ -34,6 +34,18 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+func checkErr(err error) {
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.FatalDepth(1, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func usageError(cmd *cobra.Command, format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	glog.Errorf(format, args...)
+	glog.Errorf("See '%s -h' for help.", cmd.CommandPath())
+	os.Exit(1)
+}
+
 func GetFlagString(cmd *cobra.Command, flag string) string {
 	f := cmd.Flags().Lookup(flag)
 	if f == nil {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/helpers_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/helpers_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/kubectl/cmd/helpers_test.go
rename to pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/helpers_test.go
index ed0ec504ea3..32673373c74 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/helpers_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/helpers_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package cmd
+package util
 
 import (
 	"reflect"
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/printing.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/printing.go
similarity index 50%
rename from pkg/kubectl/cmd/printing.go
rename to pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/printing.go
index 3f3b5ad5bae..284b5442c00 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/printing.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/printing.go
@@ -14,16 +14,10 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package cmd
+package util
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/meta"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -35,28 +29,8 @@ func AddPrinterFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd.Flags().StringP("template", "t", "", "Template string or path to template file to use when -o=template or -o=templatefile.")
 }
 
-// PrintObject prints an api object given command line flags to modify the output format
-func PrintObject(cmd *cobra.Command, obj runtime.Object, f *Factory, out io.Writer) error {
-	mapper, _ := f.Object(cmd)
-	_, kind, err := api.Scheme.ObjectVersionAndKind(obj)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	mapping, err := mapper.RESTMapping(kind)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	printer, err := PrinterForMapping(f, cmd, mapping)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return printer.PrintObj(obj, out)
-}
-
-// outputVersion returns the preferred output version for generic content (JSON, YAML, or templates)
-func outputVersion(cmd *cobra.Command, defaultVersion string) string {
+// OutputVersion returns the preferred output version for generic content (JSON, YAML, or templates)
+func OutputVersion(cmd *cobra.Command, defaultVersion string) string {
 	outputVersion := GetFlagString(cmd, "output-version")
 	if len(outputVersion) == 0 {
 		outputVersion = defaultVersion
@@ -75,32 +49,3 @@ func PrinterForCommand(cmd *cobra.Command) (kubectl.ResourcePrinter, bool, error
 
 	return kubectl.GetPrinter(outputFormat, templateFile)
 }
-
-// PrinterForMapping returns a printer suitable for displaying the provided resource type.
-// Requires that printer flags have been added to cmd (see AddPrinterFlags).
-func PrinterForMapping(f *Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, mapping *meta.RESTMapping) (kubectl.ResourcePrinter, error) {
-	printer, ok, err := PrinterForCommand(cmd)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if ok {
-		clientConfig, err := f.ClientConfig(cmd)
-		checkErr(err)
-		defaultVersion := clientConfig.Version
-
-		version := outputVersion(cmd, defaultVersion)
-		if len(version) == 0 {
-			version = mapping.APIVersion
-		}
-		if len(version) == 0 {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("you must specify an output-version when using this output format")
-		}
-		printer = kubectl.NewVersionedPrinter(printer, mapping.ObjectConvertor, version)
-	} else {
-		printer, err = f.Printer(cmd, mapping, GetFlagBool(cmd, "no-headers"))
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-	}
-	return printer, nil
-}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resource.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/resource.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/kubectl/cmd/resource.go
rename to pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/resource.go
index ab440996786..a4f4ca9310b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resource.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/resource.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package cmd
+package util
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/version.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/version.go
index 5e434a58e16..0a8282ec5b3 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/version.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/version.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 )
 
 func (f *Factory) NewCmdVersion(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ func (f *Factory) NewCmdVersion(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 		Use:   "version",
 		Short: "Print version of client and server",
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			if GetFlagBool(cmd, "client") {
+			if util.GetFlagBool(cmd, "client") {
 				kubectl.GetClientVersion(out)
 				return
 			}