EsmaeelE - Free Software enthusiast - Commands
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Zola
2026-07-08T00:00:00+00:00
https://esmaeele.github.io/tags/commands/atom.xml
Kubectl Commands
2026-07-08T00:00:00+00:00
2026-07-08T00:00:00+00:00
EsmaeelE
https://esmaeele.github.io/blog/kubectl-commands/
<h1 id="kubectl-commands">Kubectl Commands</h1>
<p>Quick reference for common kubectl commands.</p>
<h2 id="cluster-info">Cluster Info</h2>
<pre class="giallo" style="color: #CDD6F4; background-color: #1E1E2E;"><code data-lang="shellscript"><span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">kubectl</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> cluster-info</span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">kubectl</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> get nodes</span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">kubectl</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> get namespaces</span></span></code></pre><h2 id="pods">Pods</h2>
<pre class="giallo" style="color: #CDD6F4; background-color: #1E1E2E;"><code data-lang="shellscript"><span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">kubectl</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> get pods -o wide</span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">kubectl</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> describe pod</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;"> <</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">pod-nam</span><span>e</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">></span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">kubectl</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> logs</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;"> <</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">pod-nam</span><span>e</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">></span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> -f</span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">kubectl</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> exec -it</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;"> <</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">pod-nam</span><span>e</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">></span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> -- /bin/sh</span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">kubectl</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> delete pod</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;"> <</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">pod-nam</span><span>e</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">></span></span></code></pre><h2 id="deployments">Deployments</h2>
<pre class="giallo" style="color: #CDD6F4; background-color: #1E1E2E;"><code data-lang="shellscript"><span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">kubectl</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> get deployments</span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">kubectl</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> describe deployment</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;"> <</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">nam</span><span>e</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">></span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">kubectl</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> scale deployment</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;"> <</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">nam</span><span>e</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">></span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> --replicas=3</span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">kubectl</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> rollout status deployment</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;"> <</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">nam</span><span>e</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">></span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">kubectl</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> rollout history deployment</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;"> <</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">nam</span><span>e</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">></span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">kubectl</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> rollout undo deployment</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;"> <</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">nam</span><span>e</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">></span></span></code></pre><h2 id="services">Services</h2>
<pre class="giallo" style="color: #CDD6F4; background-color: #1E1E2E;"><code data-lang="shellscript"><span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">kubectl</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> get svc</span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">kubectl</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> describe svc</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;"> <</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">nam</span><span>e</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">></span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">kubectl</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> get endpoints</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;"> <</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">nam</span><span>e</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">></span></span></code></pre><h2 id="debugging">Debugging</h2>
<pre class="giallo" style="color: #CDD6F4; background-color: #1E1E2E;"><code data-lang="shellscript"><span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">kubectl</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> get events --sort-by='.lastTimestamp'</span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">kubectl</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> top pods</span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">kubectl</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> top nodes</span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">kubectl</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> port-forward</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;"> <</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">pod-nam</span><span>e</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">></span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> 8080:80</span></span></code></pre><h2 id="useful-aliases">Useful Aliases</h2>
<pre class="giallo" style="color: #CDD6F4; background-color: #1E1E2E;"><code data-lang="shellscript"><span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #CBA6F7;">alias</span><span> k</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">=</span><span>kubectl</span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #CBA6F7;">alias</span><span> kgp</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">=</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">'kubectl get pods'</span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #CBA6F7;">alias</span><span> kgs</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">=</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">'kubectl get svc'</span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #CBA6F7;">alias</span><span> kgd</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">=</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">'kubectl get deployments'</span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #CBA6F7;">alias</span><span> kd</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">=</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">'kubectl describe'</span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #CBA6F7;">alias</span><span> kx</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">=</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">'kubectl exec -it'</span></span></code></pre>
Docker Commands
2026-07-07T00:00:00+00:00
2026-07-07T00:00:00+00:00
EsmaeelE
https://esmaeele.github.io/blog/docker-commands/
<h1 id="docker-commands">Docker Commands</h1>
<p>Essential Docker commands for daily use.</p>
<h2 id="images">Images</h2>
<pre class="giallo" style="color: #CDD6F4; background-color: #1E1E2E;"><code data-lang="shellscript"><span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">docker</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> images</span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">docker</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> pull</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;"> <</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">imag</span><span>e</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">></span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">docker</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> build -t</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;"> <</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">nam</span><span>e</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">></span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> .</span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">docker</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> rmi</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;"> <</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">imag</span><span>e</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">></span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">docker</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> image prune -a</span></span></code></pre><h2 id="containers">Containers</h2>
<pre class="giallo" style="color: #CDD6F4; background-color: #1E1E2E;"><code data-lang="shellscript"><span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">docker</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> ps</span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">docker</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> ps -a</span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">docker</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> run -d --name</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;"> <</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">nam</span><span>e</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">></span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> -p 8080:80</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;"> <</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">imag</span><span>e</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">></span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">docker</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> stop</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;"> <</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">containe</span><span>r</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">></span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">docker</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> start</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;"> <</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">containe</span><span>r</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">></span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">docker</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> rm</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;"> <</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">containe</span><span>r</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">></span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">docker</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> container prune</span></span></code></pre><h2 id="volumes">Volumes</h2>
<pre class="giallo" style="color: #CDD6F4; background-color: #1E1E2E;"><code data-lang="shellscript"><span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">docker</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> volume ls</span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">docker</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> volume create</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;"> <</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">nam</span><span>e</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">></span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">docker</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> volume rm</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;"> <</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">nam</span><span>e</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">></span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">docker</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> run -v</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;"> <</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">volum</span><span>e</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">></span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">:/data</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;"> <</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">imag</span><span>e</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">></span></span></code></pre><h2 id="networks">Networks</h2>
<pre class="giallo" style="color: #CDD6F4; background-color: #1E1E2E;"><code data-lang="shellscript"><span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">docker</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> network ls</span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">docker</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> network create</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;"> <</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">nam</span><span>e</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">></span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">docker</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> network rm</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;"> <</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">nam</span><span>e</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">></span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">docker</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> network inspect</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;"> <</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">nam</span><span>e</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">></span></span></code></pre><h2 id="logs-debug">Logs & Debug</h2>
<pre class="giallo" style="color: #CDD6F4; background-color: #1E1E2E;"><code data-lang="shellscript"><span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">docker</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> logs</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;"> <</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">containe</span><span>r</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">></span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> -f</span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">docker</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> exec -it</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;"> <</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">containe</span><span>r</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">></span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> /bin/sh</span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">docker</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> stats</span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">docker</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> inspect</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;"> <</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;">containe</span><span>r</span><span style="color: #94E2D5;">></span></span></code></pre><h2 id="cleanup">Cleanup</h2>
<pre class="giallo" style="color: #CDD6F4; background-color: #1E1E2E;"><code data-lang="shellscript"><span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">docker</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> system df</span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">docker</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> system prune -a</span></span>
<span class="giallo-l"><span style="color: #89B4FA;font-style: italic;">docker</span><span style="color: #A6E3A1;"> volume prune</span></span></code></pre>