Update a resource by filename or stdin.
Update a resource by filename or stdin.
JSON and YAML formats are accepted.
kubectl update -f FILENAME
// Update a pod using the data in pod.json.
$ kubectl update -f pod.json
// Update a pod based on the JSON passed into stdin.
$ cat pod.json | kubectl update -f -
// Update a pod by downloading it, applying the patch, then updating. Requires apiVersion be specified.
$ kubectl update pods my-pod --patch='{ "apiVersion": "v1beta1", "desiredState": { "manifest": [{ "cpu": 100 }]}}'
-f, --filename=[]: Filename, directory, or URL to file to use to update the resource.
-h, --help=false: help for update
--patch="": A JSON document to override the existing resource. The resource is downloaded, patched with the JSON, then updated.
--alsologtostderr=false: log to standard error as well as files
--api-version="": The API version to use when talking to the server
-a, --auth-path="": Path to the auth info file. If missing, prompt the user. Only used if using https.
--certificate-authority="": Path to a cert. file for the certificate authority.
--client-certificate="": Path to a client key 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
--validate=false: If true, use a schema to validate the input before sending it
--vmodule=: comma-separated list of pattern=N settings for file-filtered logging
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