kubectx is a utility to manage and switch between kubectl(1) contexts ¶
$ kubectx –help ¶
kubectx --help
USAGE:
kubectx : list the contexts
kubectx <NAME> : switch to context <NAME>
kubectx - : switch to the previous context
kubectx -c, --current : show the current context name
kubectx <NEW_NAME>=<NAME> : rename context <NAME> to <NEW_NAME>
kubectx <NEW_NAME>=. : rename current-context to <NEW_NAME>
kubectx -d <NAME> [<NAME...>] : delete context <NAME> ('.' for current-context)
(this command won't delete the user/cluster entry
that is used by the context)
kubectx -u, --unset : unset the current context
kubectx -h,--help : show this message
Usage ¶
$ kubectx minikube
Switched to context "minikube".
$ kubectx -
Switched to context "oregon".
$ kubectx -
Switched to context "minikube".
$ kubectx dublin=gke_ahmetb_europe-west1-b_dublin
Context "dublin" set.
Aliased "gke_ahmetb_europe-west1-b_dublin" as "dublin".