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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:

: 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