kubectl apply

Apply a configuration to a resource by file name or stdin kubectl reference

Commands

3, each with its page

25 in the kubectl reference

Show its 25 options

--allSelect all resources in the namespace of the specified resource types.

--allow-missing-template-keysIf true, ignore any errors in templates when a field or map key is missing in the template.

--cascadeMust be "background", "orphan", or "foreground".

--dry-runMust be "none", "server", or "client".

--field-managerName of the manager used to track field ownership.

--filename, -fThe files, directories or URLs that contain the configurations to apply.

--force-conflictsIf true, server-side apply will force the changes against conflicts.

--forceIf true, immediately remove resources from API and bypass graceful deletion.

--grace-periodPeriod of time in seconds given to the resource to terminate gracefully.

--help, -hhelp for apply

--kustomize, -kProcess a kustomization directory.

--openapi-patchIf true, use openapi to calculate diff when the openapi presents and the resource can be found in the openapi spec.

--output, -oOutput format.

--overwriteAutomatically resolve conflicts between the modified and live configuration by using values from the modified configuration

--prune-allowlistOverwrite the default allowlist with for --prune

--pruneAutomatically delete resource objects, that do not appear in the configs and are created by either apply or create --save-config.

--recursive, -RProcess the directory used in -f, --filename recursively.

--selector, -lSelector (label query) to filter on, supports '=', '==', '!=', 'in', 'notin'.(e.g. -l key1=value1,key2=value2,key3 in (value3)).

--server-sideIf true, apply runs in the server instead of the client.

--show-managed-fieldsIf true, keep the managedFields when printing objects in JSON or YAML format.

--subresourceIf specified, apply will operate on the subresource of the requested object.

--templateTemplate string or path to template file to use when -o=go-template, -o=go-template-file.

--timeoutThe length of time to wait before giving up on a delete, zero means determine a timeout from the size of the object

--validateMust be one of: strict (or true), warn, ignore (or false).

--waitIf true, wait for resources to be gone before returning.