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 release of this document can be found
[here](http://releases.k8s.io/release-1.1/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_patch.md).
Documentation for other releases can be found at
[releases.k8s.io](http://releases.k8s.io).
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## kubectl patch
Update field(s) of a resource using strategic merge patch.
### Synopsis
Update field(s) of a resource using strategic merge patch
JSON and YAML formats are accepted.
Please refer to the models in https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/HEAD/docs/api-reference/v1/definitions.html to find if a field is mutable.
```
kubectl patch (-f FILENAME | TYPE NAME) -p PATCH
```
### Examples
```
# Partially update a node using strategic merge patch
kubectl patch node k8s-node-1 -p '{"spec":{"unschedulable":true}}'
# Partially update a node identified by the type and name specified in "node.json" using strategic merge patch
kubectl patch -f node.json -p '{"spec":{"unschedulable":true}}'
# Update a container's image; spec.containers[*].name is required because it's a merge key
kubectl patch pod valid-pod -p '{"spec":{"containers":[{"name":"kubernetes-serve-hostname","image":"new image"}]}}'
# Update a container's image using a json patch with positional arrays
kubectl patch pod valid-pod -type='json' -p='[{"op": "replace", "path": "/spec/containers/0/image", "value":"new image"}]'
```
### Options
```
-f, --filename=[]: Filename, directory, or URL to a file identifying the resource to update
-o, --output="": Output mode. Use "-o name" for shorter output (resource/name).
-p, --patch="": The patch to be applied to the resource JSON file.
--record[=false]: Record current kubectl command in the resource annotation.
--type="strategic": The type of patch being provided; one of [json merge strategic]
```
### 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 certificate 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
--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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