PLEASE NOTE: This document applies to the HEAD of the source tree
If you are using a released version of Kubernetes, you should
refer to the docs that go with that version.
The latest 1.0.x release of this document can be found
[here](http://releases.k8s.io/release-1.0/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_replace.md).
Documentation for other releases can be found at
[releases.k8s.io](http://releases.k8s.io).
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## kubectl replace
Replace a resource by filename or stdin.
### Synopsis
Replace a resource by filename or stdin.
JSON and YAML formats are accepted. If replacing an existing resource, the
complete resource spec must be provided. This can be obtained by
$ kubectl get TYPE NAME -o yaml
Please refer to the models in https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/HEAD/docs/api-reference/definitions.html to find if a field is mutable.
```
kubectl replace -f FILENAME
```
### Examples
```
# Replace a pod using the data in pod.json.
$ kubectl replace -f ./pod.json
# Replace a pod based on the JSON passed into stdin.
$ cat pod.json | kubectl replace -f -
# Update a single-container pod's image version (tag) to v4
kubectl get pod mypod -o yaml | sed 's/\(image: myimage\):.*$/\1:v4/' | kubectl replace -f -
# Force replace, delete and then re-create the resource
kubectl replace --force -f ./pod.json
```
### Options
```
--cascade[=false]: Only relevant during a force replace. If true, cascade the deletion of the resources managed by this resource (e.g. Pods created by a ReplicationController).
-f, --filename=[]: Filename, directory, or URL to file to use to replace the resource.
--force[=false]: Delete and re-create the specified resource
--grace-period=-1: Only relevant during a force replace. Period of time in seconds given to the old resource to terminate gracefully. Ignored if negative.
-h, --help[=false]: help for replace
-o, --output="": Output mode. Use "-o name" for shorter output (resource/name).
--timeout=0: Only relevant during a force replace. The length of time to wait before giving up on a delete of the old resource, zero means determine a timeout from the size of the object
```
### Options inherited from parent commands
```
--alsologtostderr[=false]: log to standard error as well as files
--api-version="": The API version to use when talking to the server
--certificate-authority="": Path to a cert. file for the certificate authority.
--client-certificate="": Path to a client key file for TLS.
--client-key="": Path to a client key file for TLS.
--cluster="": The name of the kubeconfig cluster to use
--context="": The name of the kubeconfig context to use
--insecure-skip-tls-verify[=false]: If true, the server's certificate will not be checked for validity. This will make your HTTPS connections insecure.
--kubeconfig="": Path to the kubeconfig file to use for CLI requests.
--log-backtrace-at=:0: when logging hits line file:N, emit a stack trace
--log-dir="": If non-empty, write log files in this directory
--log-flush-frequency=5s: Maximum number of seconds between log flushes
--logtostderr[=true]: log to standard error instead of files
--match-server-version[=false]: Require server version to match client version
--namespace="": If present, the namespace scope for this CLI request.
--password="": Password for basic authentication to the API server.
-s, --server="": The address and port of the Kubernetes API server
--stderrthreshold=2: logs at or above this threshold go to stderr
--token="": Bearer token for authentication to the API server.
--user="": The name of the kubeconfig user to use
--username="": Username for basic authentication to the API server.
--v=0: log level for V logs
--validate[=false]: If true, use a schema to validate the input before sending it
--vmodule=: comma-separated list of pattern=N settings for file-filtered logging
```
### SEE ALSO
* [kubectl](kubectl.md) - kubectl controls the Kubernetes cluster manager
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