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Kubernetes Cheat Sheet
Print-ready cheat sheet for Kubernetes, organized for fast lookup, study, and desk-side use
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What's in this cheat sheet
- kubectl Basics
- Pods
- Deployments
- Services
- ConfigMaps & Secrets
- Namespaces
- Volumes
- Ingress
- Debugging
- Common Patterns
Cluster Info
kubectl cluster-info
kubectl get nodes
kubectl config current-context
kubectl config use-context my-cluster
Essential Commands
kubectl get <resource> | List resources |
kubectl describe <resource> <name> | Detailed resource info |
kubectl create -f file.yaml | Create resource from file |
kubectl apply -f file.yaml | Create or update resource |
kubectl delete -f file.yaml | Delete resource from file |
kubectl edit <resource> <name> | Edit resource in-place |
kubectl api-resources | List all resource types |
Output Formats
-o wide | Extra columns (IP, node) |
-o yaml | Full YAML output |
-o json | Full JSON output |
-o jsonpath='{.spec}' | Extract specific fields |
--sort-by=.metadata.name | Sort output by field |
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