• Login to Kubernetes clusters with ease using enhanced login/logout functionality.
• Display available namespaces with detailed information about access rights.
• Switch between namespaces seamlessly for efficient cluster management.

• KubectlXtra simplifies Kubernetes cluster management tasks by providing enhanced functionalities on top of kubectl.
• It aims to improve user experience and efficiency when working with Kubernetes clusters.
• The script is designed to seamlessly integrate with existing Kubernetes workflows.

• kubectl installed.
• awk installed.

To install KubectlXtra, follow these simple steps:

curl -LO "https://github.com/alexbaeza/kubectlxtra/raw/main/kubectlxtra.sh"
chmod +x kubectlxtra.sh
mv kubectlxtra.sh /usr/local/bin/kubectlxtra

Note: If you do not have root access on the target system, you can still install kubectlxtra to the ~/.local/bin directory:

curl -LO "https://github.com/alexbaeza/kubectlxtra/raw/main/kubectlxtra.sh"
chmod +x kubectlxtra.sh
mv ./kubectlxtra.sh ~/.local/bin/kubectl
# and then append (or prepend) ~/.local/bin to $PATH

To use kubectlxtra, execute the script with desired commands:

# Login to a Kubernetes cluster with a service-account-token
kubectlxtra login --server=<server_url> --token=<service_account_token> [other_options...]

> kubectlxtra login --server=https://example.com --token=XXXXXXXXXXXXX

# Logout from a Kubernetes cluster and delete credentials
kubectlxtra logout

# Display available namespaces
kubectlxtra namespaces

# Switch to a different namespace
kubectlxtra namespace <target_namespace>

> kubectlxtra namespace kube-system

# Read help
kubectlxtra help

kubectlxtra only aims to enhance the functionality of kubectl building on top of it, therefore the native kubectl functions are supported and untouched.

# Display cluster info
kubectlxtra cluster-info
kubectlxtra get pods

# List resources
kubectlxtra get nodes
kubectlxtra get pods
kubectlxtra get deployments
kubectlxtra get svc
...and others

# With namespace selectors
kubectlxtra get pods -A
kubectlxtra get pods --all-namespaces
kubectlxtra get pods -n kube-system

# Logs
kubectlxtra logs mypod-5b6f77bb46-vp6ms

# Describe resources
kubectlxtra describe pod mypod-5b6f77bb46-vp6ms
kubectlxtra describe deployment mypod-5b6f77bb46-vp6ms
kubectlxtra describe rs mypod-5b6f77bb46-vp6ms

These commands showcase common usage scenarios for managing Kubernetes clusters with KubectlXtra.

I personally highly recommend adding the k alias to kubectlxtra.

🚀 You'll feel like you're saving precious seconds by typing at the speed of light.

alias k='kubectlxtra'

We welcome contributions from the community! If you have any feature suggestions or bug fixes, please feel free to raise an issue to discuss it. You can also open a pull request (PR) to contribute your changes. Before submitting a PR, make sure to check the existing issues and PRs to avoid duplication. We appreciate your contributions!

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.