SYNOPSIS
kubectl create [OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTION
Create a resource by filename or stdin.
JSON and YAML formats are accepted.
OPTIONS
-f, --filename=[]
Filename, directory, or URL to file to use to create the resource
-o, --output=""
Output mode. Use "-o name" for shorter output (resource/name).
--record=false
Record current kubectl command in the resource annotation.
--save-config=false
If true, the configuration of current object will be saved in its annotation. This is useful when you want to perform kubectl apply on this object in the future.
--schema-cache-dir="~/.kube/schema"
If non-empty, load/store cached API schemas in this directory, default is '$HOME/.kube/schema'
--validate=true
If true, use a schema to validate the input before sending it
OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
--alsologtostderr=false
log to standard error as well as files
--api-version=""
DEPRECATED: The API version to use when talking to the server
--certificate-authority=""
Path to a cert. file for the certificate authority.
--client-certificate=""
Path to a client certificate file for TLS.
--client-key=""
Path to a client key file for TLS.
--cluster=""
The name of the kubeconfig cluster to use
--context=""
The name of the kubeconfig context to use
--insecure-skip-tls-verify=false
If true, the server's certificate will not be checked for validity. This will make your HTTPS connections insecure.
--kubeconfig=""
Path to the kubeconfig file to use for CLI requests.
--log-backtrace-at=:0
when logging hits line file:N, emit a stack trace
--log-dir=""
If non-empty, write log files in this directory
--log-flush-frequency=5s
Maximum number of seconds between log flushes
--logtostderr=true
log to standard error instead of files
--match-server-version=false
Require server version to match client version
--namespace=""
If present, the namespace scope for this CLI request.
--password=""
Password for basic authentication to the API server.
-s, --server=""
The address and port of the Kubernetes API server
--stderrthreshold=2
logs at or above this threshold go to stderr
--token=""
Bearer token for authentication to the API server.
--user=""
The name of the kubeconfig user to use
--username=""
Username for basic authentication to the API server.
-v, --v=0
log level for V logs
--vmodule=
comma-separated list of pattern=N settings for file-filtered logging
EXAMPLE
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# Create a pod using the data in pod.json. kubectl create -f ./pod.json # Create a pod based on the JSON passed into stdin. cat pod.json | kubectl create -f -
HISTORY
January 2015, Originally compiled by Eric Paris (eparis at redhat dot com) based on the kubernetes source material, but hopefully they have been automatically generated since!