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config modifies kubeconfig files
config modifies kubeconfig files using subcommands like "kubectl config set current-context my-context"
The loading order follows these rules:
1. If the --kubeconfig flag is set, then only that file is loaded. The flag may only be set once and no merging takes place.
2. If
kubectl config SUBCOMMAND
-h, --help=false: help for config
--kubeconfig="": use a particular kubeconfig file
--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.
--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
- kubectl - kubectl controls the Kubernetes cluster manager
- 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.