kubectl describe

Show details of Kubernetes objects and resources. More information: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubectl/kubectl-commands#describe.

  • Show details of pods in a [n]amespace:

kubectl describe pods --namespace namespace

  • Show details of nodes in a [n]amespace:

kubectl describe nodes --namespace namespace

  • Show the details of a specific pod in a [n]amespace:

kubectl describe pods pod_name --namespace namespace

  • Show the details of a specific node in a [n]amespace:

kubectl describe nodes node_name --namespace namespace

  • Show details of Kubernetes objects defined in a YAML manifest [f]ile:

kubectl describe --file path/to/manifest.yaml