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-1.2/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl.md).
Documentation for other releases can be found at
[releases.k8s.io](http://releases.k8s.io).
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## kubectl
kubectl controls the Kubernetes cluster manager
### Synopsis
kubectl controls the Kubernetes cluster manager.
Find more information at https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes.
```
kubectl
```
### Options
```
--alsologtostderr[=false]: log to standard error as well as files
--as="": Username to impersonate for the operation.
--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.
--kubeconfig="": Path to the kubeconfig file to use for CLI requests.
--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 annotate](kubectl_annotate.md) - Update the annotations on a resource
* [kubectl api-versions](kubectl_api-versions.md) - Print the supported API versions on the server, in the form of "group/version".
* [kubectl apply](kubectl_apply.md) - Apply a configuration to a resource by filename or stdin
* [kubectl attach](kubectl_attach.md) - Attach to a running container.
* [kubectl autoscale](kubectl_autoscale.md) - Auto-scale a Deployment, ReplicaSet, or ReplicationController
* [kubectl cluster-info](kubectl_cluster-info.md) - Display cluster info
* [kubectl config](kubectl_config.md) - config modifies kubeconfig files
* [kubectl convert](kubectl_convert.md) - Convert config files between different API versions
* [kubectl cordon](kubectl_cordon.md) - Mark node as unschedulable
* [kubectl create](kubectl_create.md) - Create a resource by filename or stdin
* [kubectl delete](kubectl_delete.md) - Delete resources by filenames, stdin, resources and names, or by resources and label selector.
* [kubectl describe](kubectl_describe.md) - Show details of a specific resource or group of resources
* [kubectl drain](kubectl_drain.md) - Drain node in preparation for maintenance
* [kubectl edit](kubectl_edit.md) - Edit a resource on the server
* [kubectl exec](kubectl_exec.md) - Execute a command in a container.
* [kubectl explain](kubectl_explain.md) - Documentation of resources.
* [kubectl expose](kubectl_expose.md) - Take a replication controller, service, deployment or pod and expose it as a new Kubernetes Service
* [kubectl get](kubectl_get.md) - Display one or many resources
* [kubectl label](kubectl_label.md) - Update the labels on a resource
* [kubectl logs](kubectl_logs.md) - Print the logs for a container in a pod.
* [kubectl namespace](kubectl_namespace.md) - SUPERSEDED: Set and view the current Kubernetes namespace
* [kubectl patch](kubectl_patch.md) - Update field(s) of a resource using strategic merge patch.
* [kubectl port-forward](kubectl_port-forward.md) - Forward one or more local ports to a pod.
* [kubectl proxy](kubectl_proxy.md) - Run a proxy to the Kubernetes API server
* [kubectl replace](kubectl_replace.md) - Replace a resource by filename or stdin.
* [kubectl rolling-update](kubectl_rolling-update.md) - Perform a rolling update of the given ReplicationController.
* [kubectl rollout](kubectl_rollout.md) - rollout manages a deployment
* [kubectl run](kubectl_run.md) - Run a particular image on the cluster.
* [kubectl scale](kubectl_scale.md) - Set a new size for a Deployment, ReplicaSet, Replication Controller, or Job.
* [kubectl set](kubectl_set.md) - Set specific features on objects
* [kubectl taint](kubectl_taint.md) - Update the taints on one or more nodes
* [kubectl uncordon](kubectl_uncordon.md) - Mark node as schedulable
* [kubectl version](kubectl_version.md) - Print the client and server version information.
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