Merge pull request #10894 from jlowdermilk/describe-docs

Update kubectl describe help to document prefix matching behavior
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Victor Marmol 2015-07-08 09:59:57 -07:00
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* [kubectl config](kubectl_config.md) - config modifies kubeconfig files
* [kubectl create](kubectl_create.md) - Create a resource by filename or stdin
* [kubectl delete](kubectl_delete.md) - Delete a resource by filename, stdin, resource and name, or by resources and label selector.
* [kubectl describe](kubectl_describe.md) - Show details of a specific resource
* [kubectl describe](kubectl_describe.md) - Show details of a specific resource or group of resources
* [kubectl exec](kubectl_exec.md) - Execute a command in a container.
* [kubectl expose](kubectl_expose.md) - Take a replicated application and expose it as Kubernetes Service
* [kubectl get](kubectl_get.md) - Display one or many resources
@ -66,6 +66,6 @@ kubectl
* [kubectl stop](kubectl_stop.md) - Gracefully shut down a resource by name or filename.
* [kubectl version](kubectl_version.md) - Print the client and server version information.
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## kubectl describe
Show details of a specific resource
Show details of a specific resource or group of resources
### Synopsis
Show details of a specific resource.
Show details of a specific resource or group of resources.
This command joins many API calls together to form a detailed description of a
given resource.
given resource or group of resources.
$ kubectl describe RESOURCE NAME_PREFIX
will first check for an exact match on RESOURCE and NAME_PREFIX. If no such resource
exists, it will output details for every resource that has a name prefixed with NAME_PREFIX
```
kubectl describe (RESOURCE NAME | RESOURCE/NAME)
kubectl describe (RESOURCE NAME_PREFIX | RESOURCE/NAME)
```
### Examples
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// Describe pods by label name=myLabel
$ kubectl describe po -l name=myLabel
// Describe all pods managed by the 'frontend' replication controller (rc-created pods
// get the name of the rc as a prefix in the pod the name).
$ kubectl describe pods frontend
```
### Options
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### SEE ALSO
* [kubectl](kubectl.md) - kubectl controls the Kubernetes cluster manager
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.SH NAME
.PP
kubectl describe \- Show details of a specific resource
kubectl describe \- Show details of a specific resource or group of resources
.SH SYNOPSIS
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.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
Show details of a specific resource.
Show details of a specific resource or group of resources.
.PP
This command joins many API calls together to form a detailed description of a
given resource.
given resource or group of resources.
.PP
$ kubectl describe RESOURCE NAME\_PREFIX
.PP
will first check for an exact match on RESOURCE and NAME\_PREFIX. If no such resource
exists, it will output details for every resource that has a name prefixed with NAME\_PREFIX
.SH OPTIONS
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// Describe pods by label name=myLabel
$ kubectl describe po \-l name=myLabel
// Describe all pods managed by the 'frontend' replication controller (rc\-created pods
// get the name of the rc as a prefix in the pod the name).
$ kubectl describe pods frontend
.fi
.RE

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"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
)
func NewCmdDescribe(f *cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
cmd := &cobra.Command{
Use: "describe (RESOURCE NAME | RESOURCE/NAME)",
Short: "Show details of a specific resource",
Long: `Show details of a specific resource.
const (
describe_long = `Show details of a specific resource or group of resources.
This command joins many API calls together to form a detailed description of a
given resource.`,
Example: `// Describe a node
given resource or group of resources.
$ kubectl describe RESOURCE NAME_PREFIX
will first check for an exact match on RESOURCE and NAME_PREFIX. If no such resource
exists, it will output details for every resource that has a name prefixed with NAME_PREFIX`
describe_example = `// Describe a node
$ kubectl describe nodes kubernetes-minion-emt8.c.myproject.internal
// Describe a pod
$ kubectl describe pods/nginx
// Describe pods by label name=myLabel
$ kubectl describe po -l name=myLabel`,
$ kubectl describe po -l name=myLabel
// Describe all pods managed by the 'frontend' replication controller (rc-created pods
// get the name of the rc as a prefix in the pod the name).
$ kubectl describe pods frontend`
)
func NewCmdDescribe(f *cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
cmd := &cobra.Command{
Use: "describe (RESOURCE NAME_PREFIX | RESOURCE/NAME)",
Short: "Show details of a specific resource or group of resources",
Long: describe_long,
Example: describe_example,
Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
err := RunDescribe(f, out, cmd, args)
cmdutil.CheckErr(err)