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

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


.SH NAME
.PP
kubectl update \- Update a resource by filename or stdin.


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


.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
Update a resource by filename or stdin.

.PP
JSON and YAML formats are accepted.


.SH OPTIONS
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\fB\-f\fP, \fB\-\-filename\fP=[]
    Filename, directory, or URL to file to use to update the resource.

.PP
\fB\-\-patch\fP=""
    A JSON document to override the existing resource. The resource is downloaded, patched with the JSON, then updated.


.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\-a\fP, \fB\-\-auth\-path\fP=""
    Path to the auth info file. If missing, prompt the user. Only used if using https.

.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

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

.PP
\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

.PP
\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

.PP
\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
// Update a pod using the data in pod.json.
$ kubectl update \-f pod.json

// Update a pod based on the JSON passed into stdin.
$ cat pod.json | kubectl update \-f \-

// Update a pod by downloading it, applying the patch, then updating. Requires apiVersion be specified.
$ kubectl update pods my\-pod \-\-patch='\{ "apiVersion": "v1beta1", "desiredState": \{ "manifest": [\{ "cpu": 100 \}]\}\}'

.fi
.RE


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


.SH HISTORY
.PP
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!