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


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


.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBkubectl update\fP [OPTIONS]


.SH DESCRIPTION
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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.

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\fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP=false
    help for update

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\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
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\fB\-\-alsologtostderr\fP=false
    log to standard error as well as files

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

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

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

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

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

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

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\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.

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

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

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

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

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

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\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.

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

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

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\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
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.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
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\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!