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kubectl-describe:tldr:fc9e8
kubectl-describe: Show the details of a specific pod in a namespace.
$ kubectl describe pods ${pod_name} -n ${namespace}
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This command is used to get detailed information about a specific pod in a particular namespace using the Kubernetes command-line tool kubectl
. Let's break it down:
kubectl
: It is the command-line tool for Kubernetes, used for managing and interacting with Kubernetes clusters.describe
: It is the action or command to retrieve detailed information about an object in Kubernetes.pods
: It specifies that we want to describe a pod object specifically.${pod_name}
: This is a placeholder for the name of the pod you want to describe. You need to replace${pod_name}
with the actual name of the pod you want to describe.-n ${namespace}
: It specifies the namespace in which the pod exists.${namespace}
is a placeholder for the namespace name you want to use, so replace it with the actual namespace name.
In summary, this command will display detailed information about the specified pod, including its name, namespace, IP address, status, events, and other relevant details.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.