Kubernetes CLI Cheat Sheet

Context & Namespace

k config get-contexts                       # List all contexts
k config current-context                    # Show current context

Pods

k exec -it pod_name -c container_name -n namespace -- bash   # Exec into a container shell
k logs pod_name -c container_name -n namespace                # View logs for container
k logs --previous pod_name -c container_name -n namespace     # View logs from previous crash
k logs pod_name --all-containers -n namespace                 # View logs from all containers
k top po pod_name --containers -n namespace                   # Show CPU & memory usage per container
k delete po pod_name -n namespace                             # Delete pod

Deployments

k rollout restart deploy deploy_name -n namespace   # Restart a deployment

HPA & Events

k describe hpa hpa_name -n namespace                # Describe HPA details
k get ev --field-selector involvedObject.name=obj_name -n namespace   # Get events for specific object