---
title: Being Productive with K8S
url: https://devopstales.github.io/kubernetes/being-productive-with-kubectl/
date: 2020-10-09
keywords: Kubernetes, K8s, Productive
---


In this post I will show you my productivity tips with kubectl.
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### Bash aliases for kubectl
I have above aliases setup in the `~/.bashrc` file.

```
alias k=kubectl
alias kg=&#39;kubectl get&#39;
alias kd=&#39;kubectl describe&#39;
alias kdel=&#39;kubectl delete&#39;
alias kdelf=&#39;kubectl delete -f&#39;
alias kaf=&#39;kubectl apply -f&#39;
alias keti=&#39;kubectl exec -ti&#39;
alias kgds=&#39;kubectl get DaemonSet&#39;
alias kgdsy=&#39;kubectl get DaemonSet -oyaml&#39;
alias kdds=&#39;kubectl describe DaemonSet&#39;
alias kdelds=&#39;kubectl delete DaemonSet&#39;
alias kgp=&#39;kubectl get pods&#39;
alias kgpy=&#39;kubectl get pods -oyaml&#39;
alias kgpa=&#39;kubectl get pods --all-namespaces&#39;
alias kgpw=&#39;kgp --watch&#39;
alias kgpwide=&#39;kgp -o wide&#39;
alias kdp=&#39;kubectl describe pods&#39;
alias kdelp=&#39;kubectl delete pods&#39;
# get pod by label: kgpl &#34;app=myapp&#34; -n myns
alias kgpl=&#39;kgp -l&#39;
# get pod by namespace: kgpn kube-system&#34;
alias kgpn=&#39;kgp -n&#39;
alias kgs=&#39;kubectl get svc&#39;
alias kgsa=&#39;kubectl get svc --all-namespaces&#39;
alias kgsw=&#39;kgs --watch&#39;
alias kgswide=&#39;kgs -o wide&#39;
alias kes=&#39;kubectl edit svc&#39;
alias kds=&#39;kubectl describe svc&#39;
alias kdels=&#39;kubectl delete svc&#39;
alias kgi=&#39;kubectl get ingress&#39;
alias kgia=&#39;kubectl get ingress --all-namespaces&#39;
alias kei=&#39;kubectl edit ingress&#39;
alias kdi=&#39;kubectl describe ingress&#39;
alias kdeli=&#39;kubectl delete ingress&#39;
alias kgns=&#39;kubectl get namespaces&#39;
alias kens=&#39;kubectl edit namespace&#39;
alias kdns=&#39;kubectl describe namespace&#39;
alias kdelns=&#39;kubectl delete namespace&#39;
alias kcn=&#39;kubectl config set-context $(kubectl config current-context) --namespace&#39;
alias kgcm=&#39;kubectl get configmaps&#39;
alias kgcmy=&#39;kubectl get configmaps -oyaml&#39;
alias kgcma=&#39;kubectl get configmaps --all-namespaces&#39;
alias kecm=&#39;kubectl edit configmap&#39;
alias kdcm=&#39;kubectl describe configmap&#39;
alias kdelcm=&#39;kubectl delete configmap&#39;
alias kgsec=&#39;kubectl get secret&#39;
alias kgseca=&#39;kubectl get secret --all-namespaces&#39;
alias kdsec=&#39;kubectl describe secret&#39;
alias kdelsec=&#39;kubectl delete secret&#39;
alias kgss=&#39;kubectl get statefulset&#39;
alias kgssa=&#39;kubectl get statefulset --all-namespaces&#39;
alias kgssw=&#39;kgss --watch&#39;
alias kgsswide=&#39;kgss -o wide&#39;
alias kess=&#39;kubectl edit statefulset&#39;
alias kdss=&#39;kubectl describe statefulset&#39;
alias kdelss=&#39;kubectl delete statefulset&#39;
alias ksss=&#39;kubectl scale statefulset&#39;
alias krsss=&#39;kubectl rollout status statefulset&#39;
alias kga=&#39;kubectl get all&#39;
alias kgaa=&#39;kubectl get all --all-namespaces&#39;
alias kl=&#39;kubectl logs&#39;
alias kl1h=&#39;kubectl logs --since 1h&#39;
alias kl1m=&#39;kubectl logs --since 1m&#39;
alias kl1s=&#39;kubectl logs --since 1s&#39;
alias klf=&#39;kubectl logs -f&#39;
alias klf1h=&#39;kubectl logs --since 1h -f&#39;
alias klf1m=&#39;kubectl logs --since 1m -f&#39;
alias klf1s=&#39;kubectl logs --since 1s -f&#39;
alias kcp=&#39;kubectl cp&#39;
alias kgno=&#39;kubectl get nodes&#39;
alias keno=&#39;kubectl edit node&#39;
alias kdno=&#39;kubectl describe node&#39;
alias kdelno=&#39;kubectl delete node&#39;
alias kgpvc=&#39;kubectl get pvc&#39;
alias kgpvca=&#39;kubectl get pvc --all-namespaces&#39;
alias kgpvcw=&#39;kgpvc --watch&#39;
alias kepvc=&#39;kubectl edit pvc&#39;
alias kdpvc=&#39;kubectl describe pvc&#39;
alias kdelpvc=&#39;kubectl delete pvc&#39;
alias kgpv=&#39;kubectl get pv&#39;
alias kgsc=&#39;kubectl get storageclass&#39;
# custom resource
alias kgir=&#39;kubectl get IngressRoute&#39;
alias kgira=&#39;kubectl get IngressRoute --all-namespaces&#39;
alias keir=&#39;kubectl edit IngressRoute&#39;
alias kdir=&#39;kubectl describe IngressRoute&#39;
alias kdelir=&#39;kubectl delete IngressRoute&#39;
```

### kubens kubectx
```
sudo git clone https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectx /opt/kubectx
sudo ln -s /opt/kubectx/kubectx /usr/local/bin/kubectx
sudo ln -s /opt/kubectx/kubens /usr/local/bin/kubens
echo &#34;PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin/&#34; &gt;&gt; /etc/profile
```