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Kubectl Context Switching Cheatsheet
Quickly switch between Kubernetes clusters and namespaces without editing kubeconfig manually.
Managing multiple Kubernetes clusters means constantly switching contexts. These commands save you from editing ~/.kube/config by hand.
List and switch contextsbash
| 1 | # List all available contexts |
| 2 | kubectl config get-contexts |
| 3 | |
| 4 | # Switch to a different context |
| 5 | kubectl config use-context <context-name> |
| 6 | |
| 7 | # Show current context |
| 8 | kubectl config current-context |
Set default namespace for current contextbash
| 1 | kubectl config set-context --current --namespace=<namespace> |
Install kubectx and kubens for even faster switching: brew install kubectx on macOS or grab the binaries from github.com/ahmetb/kubectx.
With kubectx/kubensbash
| 1 | # Switch context interactively |
| 2 | kubectx |
| 3 | |
| 4 | # Switch namespace interactively |
| 5 | kubens |
| 6 | |
| 7 | # Switch to previous context |
| 8 | kubectx - |
| 9 | |
| 10 | # Switch to previous namespace |
| 11 | kubens - |