KUBERNETES(1) kubernetes KUBERNETES(1) (NAME) kubectl-explain - (SYNOPSIS) kubectl explain [OPTIONS] (DESCRIPTION) . API . JSONPath : .[.] OpenAPI . "kubectl api-resources" . (OPTIONS) --api-version="" API (/ API) -o, --output="plaintext" (plaintext plaintext- openapiv2) -R, --recursive=false ( ) (OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS) --as="" (impersonate) . (service account) namespace . --as-group=[] . --as-uid="" UID . --as-user-extra=[] . --cache-dir="/home/username/.kube/cache" --certificate-authority="" (certificate authority) --client-certificate="" TLS --client-key="" TLS --cluster="" kubeconfig --context="" kubeconfig --disable-compression=false true --insecure-skip-tls-verify=false true . HTTPS --kubeconfig="" kubeconfig CLI. --kuberc="" kuberc (preferences). export feature gate KUBECTL_KUBERC=false KUBERC=off . --match-server-version=false -n, --namespace="" namespace CLI --password="" (basic authentication) API --profile="none" . (none|cpu|heap|goroutine|threadcreate|block|mutex|trace) --profile-output="profile.pprof" --request-timeout="0" . ( 1s 2m 3h). ( timeout). -s, --server="" Kubernetes API --tls-server-name="" . hostname --token="" Bearer API --user="" kubeconfig --username="" API --version=false --version --version=raw --version=vX.Y.Z... --warnings-as-errors=false (EXAMPLE) # kubectl explain pods # kubectl explain pods --recursive # deployment API kubectl explain deployments --api-version=apps/v1 # kubectl explain pods.spec.containers # kubectl explain deployment --output=plaintext-openapiv2 (SEE ALSO) kubectl(1) (HISTORY) Eric Paris (eparis at redhat dot com) kubernetes ! Eric Paris Jan 2015 KUBERNETES(1)