kubectl debug

Create debugging sessions for troubleshooting workloads and nodes kubectl reference

Options

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--arguments-onlyIf specified, everything after -- will be passed to the new container as Args instead of Command.

--attachIf true, wait for the container to start running, and then attach as if 'kubectl attach ...' were called.

--container, -cContainer name to use for debug container.

--copy-toCreate a copy of the target Pod with this name.

--customPath to a JSON or YAML file containing a partial container spec to customize built-in debug profiles.

--envEnvironment variables to set in the container.

--filename, -fidentifying the resource to debug

--help, -hhelp for debug

--image-pull-policyThe image pull policy for the container.

--imageContainer image to use for debug container.

--keep-annotationsIf true, keep the original pod annotations.(This flag only works when used with '--copy-to')

--keep-init-containersRun the init containers for the pod.

--keep-labelsIf true, keep the original pod labels.(This flag only works when used with '--copy-to')

--keep-livenessIf true, keep the original pod liveness probes.(This flag only works when used with '--copy-to')

--keep-readinessIf true, keep the original pod readiness probes.(This flag only works when used with '--copy-to')

--keep-startupIf true, keep the original startup probes.(This flag only works when used with '--copy-to')

--profileOptions are "general", "baseline", "restricted", "netadmin" or "sysadmin".

--quiet, -qIf true, suppress informational messages.

--replaceWhen used with '--copy-to', delete the original Pod.

--same-nodeWhen used with '--copy-to', schedule the copy of target Pod on the same node.

--set-imageWhen used with '--copy-to', a list of name=image pairs for changing container images, similar to how 'kubectl set image' works.

--share-processesWhen used with '--copy-to', enable process namespace sharing in the copy.

--stdin, -iKeep stdin open on the container(s) in the pod, even if nothing is attached.

--targetWhen using an ephemeral container, target processes in this container name.

--tty, -tAllocate a TTY for the debugging container.