kubectl explainrequires knowing in advance the resource name/fields.kubectl explainrequires typing the accurate path to the resource name/field, which is a tedious and typo-prone.
# Fuzzy-find a resource, then a field to explain
kubectl explore
# Fuzzy-find from all fields of a specific resource.
kubectl explore pod
kubectl explore sts
# Fuzzy-find from fields that a given regex matches.
kubectl explore sts.*AccountUse krew plugin manager to install. See the guide to install krew.
kubectl krew install explore
kubectl explore --helpThe plugin is available in nixpkgs:
nix-env -iA nixpkgs.kubectl-exploreuse yay or paru to install the package from the AUR.
[yay/paru] -S kubectl-explore-binDownload the binary from GitHub Releases and drop it in your $PATH.
# Other available architectures are linux_arm64, darwin_amd64, darwin_arm64, windows_amd64.
export ARCH=linux_amd64
# Check the latest version, https://github.com/keisku/kubectl-explore/releases/latest
export VERSION=<LATEST_VERSION>
wget -O- "https://github.com/keisku/kubectl-explore/releases/download/${VERSION}/kubectl-explore_${VERSION}_${ARCH}.tar.gz" | sudo tar -xzf - -C /usr/local/bin && sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/kubectl-exploreFrom source.
go install github.com/keisku/kubectl-explore@latest
sudo mv $GOPATH/bin/kubectl-explore /usr/local/binValidate if kubectl explore can be executed.
The Kubernetes documentation explains how to use a plugin.
kubectl explore --help