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kubectl-run:tldr:2b385
kubectl-run: Run an nginx pod, setting the TEST_VAR environment variable.
$ kubectl run --generator=run-pod/v1 nginx --image=nginx --env="TEST_VAR=testing"
try on your machine
This command is used to create and run a Kubernetes pod.
Here's a breakdown of the command:
kubectl
: It is the command-line interface (CLI) tool used to interact with a Kubernetes cluster.run
: It is a subcommand used to create and run a resource in Kubernetes.--generator=run-pod/v1
: It specifies the generator to use for creating the resource. In this case, it uses therun-pod/v1
generator, which is the default generator for therun
command. This generator creates a simple pod.nginx
: It is the name of the pod that will be created.--image=nginx
: It specifies the container image to use for the pod. In this case, the pod will run an nginx container.--env="TEST_VAR=testing"
: It sets an environment variable namedTEST_VAR
in the pod. The value of this variable is set totesting
.
Overall, this command creates a new pod named nginx
running the nginx
container image, and sets an environment variable TEST_VAR
with the value testing
.
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.