id: kubectl
name: Kubectl
full-link: /docs/user-guide/kubectl-overview/
tags:
- tool
- fundamental
short-description: >
  A command line tool for communicating with a {% glossary_tooltip text="Kubernetes API" term_id="kubernetes-api" %} server.
long-description: >
  You can use kubectl to create, inspect, update, and delete Kubernetes objects.
