kubectl describe

Show details of Kubernetes objects and resources.

• Show details of pods in a namespace:

kubectl describe pods -n {namespace}

• Show details of nodes in a namespace:

kubectl describe nodes -n {namespace}

• Show the details of a specific pod in a namespace:

kubectl describe pods {pod_name} -n {namespace}

• Show the details of a specific node in a namespace:

kubectl describe nodes {node_name} -n {namespace}

• Show details of Kubernetes objects defined in a YAML manifest:

kubectl describe -f {path/to/manifest}.yaml

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