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kubectl commands

Updated 2026-02-15

kubectl for Kubernetes: get, describe, apply, logs, exec. Pods, deployments, and services.

Get and describe

```
kubectl get pods
```
List pods.
```
kubectl get pods -A
```
All namespaces.
```
kubectl describe pod <name>
```
Pod details.
```
kubectl get svc,deploy
```
Services and deployments.

Apply, logs, exec

```
kubectl apply -f file.yaml
```
Apply manifest.
```
kubectl logs <pod> -f
```
Follow logs.
```
kubectl exec -it <pod> -- sh
```
Shell into pod.
```
kubectl delete pod <name>
```
Delete pod.

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