diff --git a/docs/user-guide/kubectl-overview.md b/docs/user-guide/kubectl-overview.md index 10fd5131f7..ba735d7fee 100644 --- a/docs/user-guide/kubectl-overview.md +++ b/docs/user-guide/kubectl-overview.md @@ -26,12 +26,16 @@ where `command`, `TYPE`, `NAME`, and `flags` are: * `NAME`: Specifies the name of the resource. Names are case-sensitive. If the name is omitted, details for all resources are displayed, for example `$ kubectl get pods`. When performing an operation on multiple resources, you can specify each resource by type and name or specify one or more files: + * To specify resources by type and name: - * To group resources if they are all the same type: `TYPE1 name1 name2 name<#>`
. + + * To group resources if they are all the same type: `TYPE1 name1 name2 name<#>`.
Example: `$ kubectl get pod example-pod1 example-pod2` - * To specify multiple resource types individually: `TYPE1/name1 TYPE1/name2 TYPE2/name3 TYPE<#>/name<#>`
. + + * To specify multiple resource types individually: `TYPE1/name1 TYPE1/name2 TYPE2/name3 TYPE<#>/name<#>`.
Example: `$ kubectl get pod/example-pod1 replicationcontroller/example-rc1` - * To specify resources with one or more files: `-f file1 -f file2 -f file<#>` + + * To specify resources with one or more files: `-f file1 -f file2 -f file<#>` [Use YAML rather than JSON](/docs/concepts/configuration/overview/#general-config-tips) since YAML tends to be more user-friendly, especially for configuration files.
Example: `$ kubectl get pod -f ./pod.yaml` * `flags`: Specifies optional flags. For example, you can use the `-s` or `--server` flags to specify the address and port of the Kubernetes API server.