Basic Commands⌗

kubectl get pods
List all pods in the current namespace
kubectl get deployments
List all deployments in the current namespace
kubectl get services
List all services in the current namespace
kubectl get nodes
List all nodes in the cluster
kubectl create
Create a resource (e.g., pod, deployment)
kubectl delete
Delete a resource (e.g., pod, deployment)
kubectl describe
Get detailed information about a resource
kubectl logs
View the logs of a pod
kubectl exec
Execute a command in a running pod
kubectl apply -f
Apply a configuration file
kubectl port-forward
Forward a local port to a pod
kubectl scale –replicas=
Scale a resource to a specified number of replicas

Advanced Commands⌗

kubectl create secret
Create a secret from literal values or a file
kubectl get -o yaml
Get the YAML representation of a resource
kubectl edit
Edit a resource in a text editor
kubectl rollout
Manage rollouts and rollbacks for a resource
kubectl explain
Get detailed information about a resource type
kubectl top
Display resource usage (CPU/memory)
kubectl cluster-info
Display cluster information
kubectl config view
View the current Kubernetes configuration
kubectl apply –dry-run -f
Dry run to see what resources would be created or modified
kubectl proxy
Start a proxy to the Kubernetes API server
kubectl create ns
Create a new namespace
kubectl config use-context
Set the current context in the kubeconfig file
kubectl exec -it – /bin/bash
Open an interactive shell inside a pod

Additional Resources⌗