How kubectl Plugins Work
Explore how kubectl plugins function within Kubernetes to extend command-line capabilities. Learn how plugins are discovered in the system path, executed as binaries, and understand the limitations on overwriting built-in commands. This lesson helps you create and manage your own kubectl plugins for customized Kubernetes operations.
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Overview
The kubectl is a powerful command line tool that allows us to manipulate Kubernetes with ease. We could write scripts to invoke a set of kubectl commands to do fancy tasks, such as querying objects, maintaining nodes, and more. More complex operations can be implemented by utilizing these kubectl commands as essential building blocks. Our work becomes much simpler if we can plumb our implementations as a kubectl plugin.
How plugins are supported
Let’s first take a look at how these kubectl plugins are supported in Kubernetes. This will help us better understand how kubectl ...