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| KUBECTX(1) | User Commands | KUBECTX(1) |
NAME¶
kubectx - Tool to switch between contexts (clusters) on kubectl faster
DESCRIPTION¶
Manage and switch between kubectl contexts.
USAGE:¶
- kubectx
- : list the contexts
- kubectx <NAME>
- : switch to context <NAME>
- kubectx -
- : switch to the previous context
- kubectx -s, --shell <NAME>
- : start a shell scoped to context <NAME>
- kubectx -s, --shell
- : interactively select a context to start a shell
- kubectx -r, --readonly <NAME> : start a read-only shell for context <NAME> kubectx -r, --readonly : interactively select a context for read-only shell kubectx -c, --current : show the current context name kubectx -u, --unset : unset the current context 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
- referenced by the context entry)
- kubectx -h, --help
- : show this message
- kubectx -V, --version
- : show version
| April 2026 | kubectx 0.11.0-1 |