Clarify binaryData handling by kubectl create and describe

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Oliver L Schoenborn
2021-01-06 21:33:07 -05:00
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@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ allow.textmode=true
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``` ```
Note that data sources that are not ASCII or UTF-8 will be put in the `binaryData` field of the configmap. Both text and binary data sources can be combined in one configmap, but the `binaryData` field is not displayed (as of kubectl 1.20) by `kubectl describe`. To see the `binaryData` in the configmap, you can use `kubectl get configmap -o json MAP_NAME`.
Use the option `--from-env-file` to create a ConfigMap from an env-file, for example: Use the option `--from-env-file` to create a ConfigMap from an env-file, for example:
```shell ```shell