Set default namespace for context

Avoid typing -n on every command for this context

kubectl config set-context --current --namespace=<ns>
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  • Get cluster info
    kubectl cluster-info

    Show API server and CoreDNS endpoints

  • Get node conditions
    kubectl get nodes -o jsonpath='{range .items[*]}{.metadata.name}{": "}{range .status.conditions[*]}{.type}={.status},{" "}{end}{"\n"}{end}'

    Show all conditions per node (Ready, MemoryPressure, DiskPressure)

  • Trigger CronJob manually
    kubectl create job --from=cronjob/<name> manual-run -n <ns>

    Immediately run a CronJob as a one-off Job

  • Wait for pod ready
    kubectl wait pod -l app=<label> -n <ns> --for=condition=Ready --timeout=120s

    Block until matching pods are Ready or timeout

  • Scrape apiserver metrics endpoint
    kubectl get --raw /metrics | grep apiserver_request_total

    Pull raw Prometheus metrics from the apiserver without a metrics stack

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