esantoro/fubectl
Reduces repetitive interactions with kubectl
fubectl
Because it's fancy-kubectl!
Prerequisites?
Installation
You can directly download the fubectl.source
and save it in some directory.
Download:
curl -LO https://rawgit.com/kubermatic/fubectl/master/fubectl.sourcethen add to your .bashrc/.zshrc file:
[ -f <path-to>/fubectl.source ] && source <path-to>/fubectl.sourceAlternatively you can install fubectl using the ZSH plugin manager of your
choice.
What can it do?
k - alias for kubectl
Like g for git but 133% more effective!
Examples:
k get nodesk get podsk version --short
kw - alias for 'watch kubectl'
Examples:
kw nodeskw podskw nodes,pods,services
kall - All pods in all namespaces
Get all pods
kwall - Watch all pods in all namespaces
Watch all pods in all namespaces every 2 seconds.
kdes - Describe a resource
Examples:
kdes podkdes servicekdes nodes
kdel - Delete a resource
Examples:
kdel podkdel secretkdel pvc
klog - Print the logs for a container in a pod
Examples:
klog- Print the last 10 linesklog 100- Print the last 100 linesklog 250 -f- Print the last 250 lines and follow the output, liketail -fklog 50 -p- Print the last 50 lines of the previous container
kex - Execute a command in a container
Examples:
kex bash- Start a bash in a containerkex date- Print the date in a container
kfor - Forward one or more local ports to a pod
Examples:
kfor 8000- Forwards port 8000 to a podkfor 8000:80Fowards local port 8000 to a pod's port 80
ksearch - Search for string in resources
Examples:
// TODO
kcl - Displays one or many contexts from the kubeconfig file
Context list
Usage:

kcs - Sets the current context
kcns - Switch the default namespace
kcns - Set the current default namespace from list
kcns kube-system - Set kube-system as default namespace immediately
Usage:

kdebug - Start a debugging Pod in a Cluster
kp - Open the Kubernetes dashboard
Opens localhost:8001/ui in your browser and runs kubectl proxy
Extra!
Do you wan't to have the current kubecontext in your prompt?:
export PS1="\[$(kube_ctx_name)\] $PS1"for the current namespace (this is currently slow, because it calls kubectl every time):
export PS1="\[$(kube_ctx_namespace)\] $PS1"Troubleshooting
If you encounter issues file an issue or talk to us on the #fubectl channel on the Kubermatic Slack.
Contributing
Thanks for taking the time to join our community and start contributing!
Feedback and discussion are available on Kubermatic Slack.
Before you start
- Please familiarize yourself with the Code of Conduct before contributing.
- See CONTRIBUTING.md for instructions on the developer certificate of origin that we require.
Pull requests
- We welcome pull requests. Feel free to dig through the issues and jump in.










