Get events sorted by time kubectl
Recent cluster events, oldest first — great for post-incident review
kubectl get events -A --sort-by='.lastTimestamp'
more kubectl
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Server-side dry-run
kubectl apply --server-side --dry-run=server -f file.yaml
Export live resource as YAML
kubectl get deployment/<name> -n <ns> -o yaml
Force delete stuck pod
kubectl delete pod <name> -n <ns> --grace-period=0 --force
Copy file from pod
kubectl cp <ns>/<pod>:/remote/path ./local-path
Cordon a node
kubectl cordon <node>