Examples

Useful kubectl commands translated into “command” and “arguments” parts:
Table 1.
Description Command Arguments
Get Nodes kubectl 
[
  “get”,
  “nodes"
]
Get Nodes (wide) kubectl 
[
  “get”,
  “nodes”,
  "-o”,
  “wide"
]
Top Node {node-name} kubectl 
[
  “top”,
  “node”,
  "{node-name}“
]
Get Services kubectl 
[
  “get”,
  “services"
]
Get Config Maps kubectl 
[
  “get”,
  “configmaps"
]
Get Deployments kubectl 
[
  “get”,
  “deployments"
]
Restart Deployment {{deployment-name}} kubectl 
[
  “rollout”,
  “restart”,
  “deployment”,
  "{deployment-name}“
]
Get Pods kubectl 
[
  “get”,
  “pods"
]
Top Pod {pod-name} kubectl 
[
  “top”,
  “pod”,
  "{pod-name}“
]
Describe Pod {pod-name} kubectl 
[
  “describe”,
  “pod”,
  "{pod-name}“
]
Apply YAML {configuration.yaml} kubectl 
[
  “apply”,
  "-f”,
  "{configuration.yaml}“
]
Apply Multiple YAMLs kubectl 
[
  “apply”,
  "-f”,
  "{configuration1.yaml}",
  "-f”,
  "{configuration2.yaml}“
]