Replace a resource by filename or stdin.
Replace a resource by filename or stdin.
JSON and YAML formats are accepted.
kubectl replace -f FILENAME
// Replace a pod using the data in pod.json.
$ kubectl replace -f ./pod.json
// Replace a pod based on the JSON passed into stdin.
$ cat pod.json | kubectl replace -f -
// Force replace, delete and then re-create the resource
kubectl replace --force -f ./pod.json
--cascade=false: Only relevant during a force replace. If true, cascade the deletion of the resources managed by this resource (e.g. Pods created by a ReplicationController). Default true.
-f, --filename=[]: Filename, directory, or URL to file to use to replace the resource.
--force=false: Delete and re-create the specified resource
--grace-period=-1: Only relevant during a force replace. Period of time in seconds given to the old resource to terminate gracefully. Ignored if negative.
-h, --help=false: help for replace
--timeout=0: Only relevant during a force replace. The length of time to wait before giving up on a delete of the old resource, zero means determine a timeout from the size of the object
--alsologtostderr=false: log to standard error as well as files
--api-version="": The API version to use when talking to the server
--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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