Apply a configuration to a resource by file name or stdin. This resource will be created if it doesn’t exist yet.
- The resource name must be specified.
- JSON and YAML formats are accepted
1# syntax
2kubectl apply (-f FILENAME | -k DIRECTORY)
3
4# Apply the configuration in pod.json to a pod
5kubectl apply -f ./pod.json
6
7# Apply the JSON passed into stdin to a pod
8cat pod.json | kubectl apply -f -
9
10# Apply all files with wildcard characters
11kubectl apply -f '*.json'
12
13# Apply resources from a directory containing kustomization.yaml
14kubectl apply -k dir/
edit-last-applied
Edit the latest last-applied-configuration annotations of resources from the default editor.
1# syntax
2kubectl apply edit-last-applied (RESOURCE/NAME | -f FILENAME)
3
4# Edit the last-applied-configuration annotations by type/name in YAML
5kubectl apply edit-last-applied deployment/nginx
6
7# Edit the last-applied-configuration annotations by file in JSON
8kubectl apply edit-last-applied -f deploy.yaml -o json
set-last-applied
Set the latest last-applied-configuration annotations by setting it to match the contents of a file.
1# syntax
2kubectl apply set-last-applied -f FILENAME
3
4# Set the last-applied-configuration of a resource to match the contents of a file
5kubectl apply set-last-applied -f deploy.yaml
6
7# Execute set-last-applied against each configuration file in a directory
8kubectl apply set-last-applied -f path/
9
10# it will create the annotation if it does not already exist
11kubectl apply set-last-applied -f deploy.yaml --create-annotation=true
view-last-applied
View the latest last-applied-configuration annotations by type/name or file.
1# syntax
2kubectl apply view-last-applied (TYPE [NAME | -l label] | TYPE/NAME | -f FILENAME)
3
4# View the last-applied-configuration annotations by type/name in YAML
5kubectl apply view-last-applied deployment/nginx
6
7# View the last-applied-configuration annotations by file in JSON
8kubectl apply view-last-applied -f deploy.yaml -o json