https://simonbrgstrm.se/tags/kubectl/Recent content in kubectl on Simon BergstromHugo -- gohugo.io<a href="https://simonbrgstrm.se" target="_blank" rel="noopener">simonbrgstrm.se</a>Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://simonbrgstrm.se/posts/2026/05/kubectl-cheat-sheet/Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://simonbrgstrm.se/posts/2026/05/kubectl-cheat-sheet/kubectl commands I use most often. Setup # Show current context and all available contexts kubectl config current-context kubectl config get-contexts # Switch context / namespace kubectl config use-context &lt;context-name&gt; kubectl config set-context --current --namespace=&lt;namespace&gt; # Quick alias (optional) alias k=kubectl Inspect cluster resources # Nodes and namespaces kubectl get nodes -o wide kubectl get ns # Core workload objects kubectl get pods -A kubectl get deploy -A kubectl get svc -A kubectl get ing -A # Watch updates kubectl get pods -n &lt;namespace&gt; -w Deep dive and debugging # Describe object details and events kubectl describe pod &lt;pod-name&gt; -n &lt;namespace&gt; kubectl describe deploy &lt;deploy-name&gt; -n &lt;namespace&gt; # Logs kubectl logs &lt;pod-name&gt; -n &lt;namespace&gt; kubectl logs -f &lt;pod-name&gt; -n &lt;namespace&gt; kubectl logs &lt;pod-name&gt; -c &lt;container-name&gt; -n &lt;namespace&gt; # Open a shell in a container kubectl exec -it &lt;pod-name&gt; -n &lt;namespace&gt; -- /bin/sh # List recent namespace events kubectl get events -n &lt;namespace&gt; --sort-by=.