Describe a pod

Full details: events, conditions, volume mounts

kubectl describe pod <name> -n <ns>
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More kubectl commands

  • Follow pod logs
    kubectl logs -f <pod> -n <ns>

    Stream logs in real time; add -c <container> for multi-container pods

  • Logs from previous container
    kubectl logs <pod> --previous -n <ns>

    Logs from the last crashed/restarted container instance

  • Exec into pod
    kubectl exec -it <pod> -n <ns> -- bash

    Interactive shell inside a running container

  • Port-forward a service
    kubectl port-forward svc/<name> 8080:80 -n <ns>

    Tunnel a cluster service port to localhost

  • Watch rollout status
    kubectl rollout status deployment/<name> -n <ns>

    Block until rollout completes or times out (use in CI)

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