Reference Documentation

kubectl get [(-o|--output=)json|yaml|wide|go-template=...|go-template-file=...|jsonpath=...|jsonpath-file=...] (TYPE [NAME | -l label] | TYPE/NAME ...) [flags]

# List all pods in ps output format.
kubectl get pods

# List all pods in ps output format with more information (such as node name).
kubectl get pods -o wide

# List a single replication controller with specified NAME in ps output format.
kubectl get replicationcontroller web

# List a single pod in JSON output format.
kubectl get -o json pod web-pod-13je7

# List a pod identified by type and name specified in "pod.yaml" in JSON output format.
kubectl get -f pod.yaml -o json

# Return only the phase value of the specified pod.
kubectl get -o template pod/web-pod-13je7 --template=

# List all replication controllers and services together in ps output format.
kubectl get rc,services

# List one or more resources by their type and names.
kubectl get rc/web service/frontend pods/web-pod-13je7

      --all-namespaces[=false]: If present, list the requested object(s) across all namespaces. Namespace in current context is ignored even if specified with --namespace.
      --export[=false]: If true, use 'export' for the resources.  Exported resources are stripped of cluster-specific information.
  -f, --filename=[]: Filename, directory, or URL to a file identifying the resource to get from a server.
  -L, --label-columns=[]: Accepts a comma separated list of labels that are going to be presented as columns. Names are case-sensitive. You can also use multiple flag statements like -L label1 -L label2...
      --no-headers[=false]: When using the default output, don't print headers.
  -o, --output="": Output format. One of: json|yaml|wide|name|go-template=...|go-template-file=...|jsonpath=...|jsonpath-file=... See golang template [http://golang.org/pkg/text/template/#pkg-overview] and jsonpath template [http://releases.k8s.io/release-1.2/docs/user-guide/jsonpath.md].
      --output-version="": Output the formatted object with the given group version (for ex: 'extensions/v1beta1').
  -l, --selector="": Selector (label query) to filter on
  -a, --show-all[=false]: When printing, show all resources (default hide terminated pods.)
      --show-labels[=false]: When printing, show all labels as the last column (default hide labels column)
      --sort-by="": If non-empty, sort list types using this field specification.  The field specification is expressed as a JSONPath expression (e.g. '{.metadata.name}'). The field in the API resource specified by this JSONPath expression must be an integer or a string.
      --template="": Template string or path to template file to use when -o=go-template, -o=go-template-file. The template format is golang templates [http://golang.org/pkg/text/template/#pkg-overview].
  -w, --watch[=false]: After listing/getting the requested object, watch for changes.
      --watch-only[=false]: Watch for changes to the requested object(s), without listing/getting first.

      --alsologtostderr[=false]: log to standard error as well as files
      --certificate-authority="": Path to a cert. file for the certificate authority.
      --client-certificate="": Path to a client certificate 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
      --vmodule=: comma-separated list of pattern=N settings for file-filtered logging