k3s/docs/man/man1/kubectl-exec.1

.TH "KUBERNETES" "1" " kubernetes User Manuals" "Eric Paris" "Jan 2015"  ""


.SH NAME
.PP
kubectl exec \- Execute a command in a container.


.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\fBkubectl exec\fP [OPTIONS]


.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
Execute a command in a container.


.SH OPTIONS
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\fB\-c\fP, \fB\-\-container\fP=""
    Container name

.PP
\fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP=false
    help for exec

.PP
\fB\-p\fP, \fB\-\-pod\fP=""
    Pod name

.PP
\fB\-i\fP, \fB\-\-stdin\fP=false
    Pass stdin to the container

.PP
\fB\-t\fP, \fB\-\-tty\fP=false
    Stdin is a TTY


.SH OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
.PP
\fB\-\-alsologtostderr\fP=false
    log to standard error as well as files

.PP
\fB\-\-api\-version\fP=""
    The API version to use when talking to the server

.PP
\fB\-\-certificate\-authority\fP=""
    Path to a cert. file for the certificate authority.

.PP
\fB\-\-client\-certificate\fP=""
    Path to a client key file for TLS.

.PP
\fB\-\-client\-key\fP=""
    Path to a client key file for TLS.

.PP
\fB\-\-cluster\fP=""
    The name of the kubeconfig cluster to use

.PP
\fB\-\-context\fP=""
    The name of the kubeconfig context to use

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\fB\-\-insecure\-skip\-tls\-verify\fP=false
    If true, the server's certificate will not be checked for validity. This will make your HTTPS connections insecure.

.PP
\fB\-\-kubeconfig\fP=""
    Path to the kubeconfig file to use for CLI requests.

.PP
\fB\-\-log\_backtrace\_at\fP=:0
    when logging hits line file:N, emit a stack trace

.PP
\fB\-\-log\_dir\fP=""
    If non\-empty, write log files in this directory

.PP
\fB\-\-log\_flush\_frequency\fP=5s
    Maximum number of seconds between log flushes

.PP
\fB\-\-logtostderr\fP=true
    log to standard error instead of files

.PP
\fB\-\-match\-server\-version\fP=false
    Require server version to match client version

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\fB\-\-namespace\fP=""
    If present, the namespace scope for this CLI request.

.PP
\fB\-\-password\fP=""
    Password for basic authentication to the API server.

.PP
\fB\-s\fP, \fB\-\-server\fP=""
    The address and port of the Kubernetes API server

.PP
\fB\-\-stderrthreshold\fP=2
    logs at or above this threshold go to stderr

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\fB\-\-token\fP=""
    Bearer token for authentication to the API server.

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\fB\-\-user\fP=""
    The name of the kubeconfig user to use

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\fB\-\-username\fP=""
    Username for basic authentication to the API server.

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\fB\-\-v\fP=0
    log level for V logs

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\fB\-\-validate\fP=false
    If true, use a schema to validate the input before sending it

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\fB\-\-vmodule\fP=
    comma\-separated list of pattern=N settings for file\-filtered logging


.SH EXAMPLE
.PP
.RS

.nf
// get output from running 'date' in ruby\-container from pod 123456\-7890
$ kubectl exec \-p 123456\-7890 \-c ruby\-container date

//switch to raw terminal mode, sends stdin to 'bash' in ruby\-container from pod 123456\-780 and sends stdout/stderr from 'bash' back to the client
$ kubectl exec \-p 123456\-7890 \-c ruby\-container \-i \-t \-\- bash \-il

.fi
.RE


.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
\fBkubectl(1)\fP,


.SH HISTORY
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January 2015, Originally compiled by Eric Paris (eparis at redhat dot com) based on the kubernetes source material, but hopefully they have been automatically generated since!