PLEASE NOTE: This document applies to the HEAD of the source tree
If you are using a released version of Kubernetes, you should
refer to the docs that go with that version.
The latest release of this document can be found
[here](http://releases.k8s.io/release-1.1/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_config.md).
Documentation for other releases can be found at
[releases.k8s.io](http://releases.k8s.io).
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## kubectl config
config modifies kubeconfig files
### Synopsis
config modifies kubeconfig files using subcommands like "kubectl config set current-context my-context"
The loading order follows these rules:
1. If the --kubeconfig flag is set, then only that file is loaded. The flag may only be set once and no merging takes place.
2. If $KUBECONFIG environment variable is set, then it is used a list of paths (normal path delimitting rules for your system). These paths are merged together. When a value is modified, it is modified in the file that defines the stanza. When a value is created, it is created in the first file that exists. If no files in the chain exist, then it creates the last file in the list.
3. Otherwise, ${HOME}/.kube/config is used and no merging takes place.
```
kubectl config SUBCOMMAND
```
### Options
```
--kubeconfig="": use a particular kubeconfig file
```
### Options inherited from parent commands
```
--alsologtostderr[=false]: log to standard error as well as files
--api-version="": The API version to use when talking to the server
--certificate-authority="": Path to a cert. file for the certificate authority.
--client-certificate="": Path to a client certificate file for TLS.
--client-key="": Path to a client key file for TLS.
--cluster="": The name of the kubeconfig cluster to use
--context="": The name of the kubeconfig context to use
--insecure-skip-tls-verify[=false]: If true, the server's certificate will not be checked for validity. This will make your HTTPS connections insecure.
--log-backtrace-at=:0: when logging hits line file:N, emit a stack trace
--log-dir="": If non-empty, write log files in this directory
--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
--namespace="": If present, the namespace scope for this CLI request.
--password="": Password for basic authentication to the API server.
-s, --server="": The address and port of the Kubernetes API server
--stderrthreshold=2: logs at or above this threshold go to stderr
--token="": Bearer token for authentication to the API server.
--user="": The name of the kubeconfig user to use
--username="": Username for basic authentication to the API server.
--v=0: log level for V logs
--vmodule=: comma-separated list of pattern=N settings for file-filtered logging
```
### SEE ALSO
* [kubectl](kubectl.md) - kubectl controls the Kubernetes cluster manager
* [kubectl config set](kubectl_config_set.md) - Sets an individual value in a kubeconfig file
* [kubectl config set-cluster](kubectl_config_set-cluster.md) - Sets a cluster entry in kubeconfig
* [kubectl config set-context](kubectl_config_set-context.md) - Sets a context entry in kubeconfig
* [kubectl config set-credentials](kubectl_config_set-credentials.md) - Sets a user entry in kubeconfig
* [kubectl config unset](kubectl_config_unset.md) - Unsets an individual value in a kubeconfig file
* [kubectl config use-context](kubectl_config_use-context.md) - Sets the current-context in a kubeconfig file
* [kubectl config view](kubectl_config_view.md) - Displays merged kubeconfig settings or a specified kubeconfig file.
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