A Context in Kubernetes is used to group access parameters under convenient names in a kubeconfig
file.
Each Context has three parameters: Cluster, Namespace and User.
In this note i will show how to display and how to change Context in Kubernetes using the kubectl
command.
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Switch Context in Kubernetes
By default, the kubectl
command uses parameters from the current Context to communicate with the cluster.
Display the current Context:
$ kubectl config current-context
List all the Contexts in a kubeconfig
file:
$ kubectl config get-contexts
Switch Context:
$ kubectl config use-context <context_name>
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As a newbie to kubernetes, allow me to say that this saved me a lot of time grappling numerous searches. Thanks