k*alias

Alias scripts for making kubectl smooth.

So smooth you wont even want a gui!

Overview

Drop them into /usr/local/bin or somewhere on your path.

If you organize your folders as context/namespace, then kns will switch contexts and namespace, making a pretty seamless transition between clusters. (It matches the folder name to kubeconfig context using grep, so be not a good idea to have one context name as a substring of another!)

They are safe to run without arguments, and without any, will generally just list resources.

Confirmation prompts protect negative-change actions (uninstall, restart).

You don't have to provide full names for the pod argument; a unique portion of the name will suffice. (This is big part of the smoothness!)

(Except for container names. If a pod has multiple containers you must specify the full container name. i.e. pod:container. If container name is required, it should show you the valid options).

By default the tools operate on the first match. You may want to pass a regex name to grep just the resource you want; if so, wrap it in quotes.

$ krl
NAME                                    READY   UP-TO-DATE   AVAILABLE   AGE
deployment.apps/one-somechart-api    1/1     1            1           27h
deployment.apps/one-somechart-ui     2/2     2            2           27h
deployment.apps/two-somechart-api    1/1     1            1           27h
deployment.apps/two-somechart-ui     2/2     2            2           27h

$ krl one
restart deployment.apps/one-somechart-api? [yN]

$ krl "one.*ui"
restart deployment.apps/one-somechart-ui? [yN]

Usage

• kk: shortkey for kubectl

  • $ kk get pod

• kns: set context/namespace from path (or to arg)

  • $ kns
  • $ kns staging

• kls: list or describe a pod

  • $ kls
  • $ kls pod

• klg: log stream

  • $ klg pod
  • $ klg pod -f
  • $ klg pod:container

• kex: exec in container (default is bash)

  • $ kex pod
  • $ kex pod sh
  • $ kex pod:container psql -U postgres
  • $ kex pod:container cat /html/index.html > out.html

• krl: rollout (restart) a resource (deployment, daemonset, statefulset)

  • $ krl name

• kup: upload file to container

  • $ kup filename pod
  • $ kup filename pod:/path
  • $ kup filename pod:container:
  • $ kup filename pod:container:/path
  • invalid: $ kup filename pod:container (colon must follow container name)

• kdn: download file from pod

  • $ kdn pod:/path/file.ext
  • $ kdn pod:/path/file.ext newfile.ext
  • $ kdn pod:/path/file.ext dst/
  • $ kdn pod:/path/file.ext dst/newfile.ext
  • $ kdn pod:container:/path/file.ext

• kap: apply yaml folder/file

  • $ $ kap configmap.yaml
  • $ $ kap ../utility

• krm: delete a pod

  • $ krm pod

• hls: helm list

  • $ hls

• hin: helm install/upgrade with app.values.yaml

  • $ hin app repo/chart
  • $ hin app repo/chart --set other.var=val

• hun: helm uninstall (prompts for confirmation)

  • $ hun app

• aksme: initiate AKS device login

  • $ aksme
  • $ aksme rg-name aks-name (initial login)