Kubectl

Kubectl is a tool you should get very comfortable with. It is your command-line interface (CLI) to your Kubernetes cluster. We will use kubectl extensively throughout the book to manage and operate Kubernetes. Here is a short list of the capabilities kubectl puts literally at your fingertips:

• Cluster management
• Deployment
• Troubleshooting and debugging
• Resource management (Kubernetes objects)
• Configuration and metadata

Just type kubectl to get a complete list of all the commands and kubectl <command> --help for more detailed info on specific commands.