Kubernetes Commands

The following lists some useful commands for getting information and debugging the system.

Command	Description
kubectl cluster-info	Prints information about the running Kubernetes cluster.
kubectl -n <namespace> get all	Lists all the Kubernetes cluster components running in the specified namespace; e.g., kubectl -n ess get all
kubectl -n describe <pod|service>	Describe the specified pod or service in the specified namespace; e.g., kubectl -n ess describe service/ess-webid kubectl -n ess describe pod/ess-webid-589b779f47-4drwr
kubectl -n <namespace> exec --stdin --tty <pod> -- /bin/sh	Run an interactive shell inside one of the pods.
kubectl run curl image=radial/busyboxplus:curl –i --tty	Run a container in the cluster with curl installed to inspect the network.

See also:

• https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/cheatsheet/