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_config.md).Documentation for other releases can be found at releases.k8s.io.
config modifies kubeconfig files
config modifies kubeconfig files using subcommands like "kubectl config set current-context my-context"
The loading order follows these rules:
- If the --kubeconfig flag is set, then only that file is loaded. The flag may only be set once and no merging takes place.
- 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.
- Otherwise, ${HOME}/.kube/config is used and no merging takes place.
kubectl config SUBCOMMAND
--kubeconfig="": use a particular kubeconfig file
--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.
--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
- kubectl - kubectl controls the Kubernetes cluster manager
- kubectl config current-context - Displays the current-context
- kubectl config set - Sets an individual value in a kubeconfig file
- kubectl config set-cluster - Sets a cluster entry in kubeconfig
- kubectl config set-context - Sets a context entry in kubeconfig
- kubectl config set-credentials - Sets a user entry in kubeconfig
- kubectl config unset - Unsets an individual value in a kubeconfig file
- kubectl config use-context - Sets the current-context in a kubeconfig file
- kubectl config view - Displays merged kubeconfig settings or a specified kubeconfig file.