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NAME

6       kubectl  config  use-context - Sets the current-context in a kubeconfig
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SYNOPSIS

12       kubectl config use-context [OPTIONS]
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DESCRIPTION

17       Sets the current-context in a kubeconfig file
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OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

22       --alsologtostderr=false
23           log to standard error as well as files
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26       --application-metrics-count-limit=100
27           Max number of application metrics to store (per container)
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30       --as=""
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35           Group to impersonate for the operation, this flag can  be  repeated
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39       --azure-container-registry-config=""
40           Path  to the file containing Azure container registry configuration
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45           Comma-separated list of files to check for boot-id. Use  the  first
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65       --cloud-provider-gce-lb-src-cidrs=130.211.0.0/22,209.85.152.0/22,209.85.204.0/22,35.191.0.0/16
66           CIDRs opened in GCE firewall for LB traffic proxy  health checks
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70           The name of the kubeconfig cluster to use
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89       --default-not-ready-toleration-seconds=300
90           Indicates   the   tolerationSeconds   of   the    toleration    for
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96           Indicates the tolerationSeconds  of  the  toleration  for  unreach‐
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106           a comma-separated list of environment variable keys that  needs  to
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115           DEPRECATED:  docker  root is read from docker info (this is a fall‐
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140           Max length of time for which to store events (per type). Value is a
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142       (e.g.: creation, oom) or "default" and the value is a duration. Default
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147           Max  number  of  events to store (per type). Value is a comma sepa‐
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162           If true, the server's certificate will not be checked for validity.
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187           Defines the maximum size a log file can grow to. Unit is megabytes.
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200           Comma-separated list of files to  check  for  machine-id.  Use  the
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217           Name of profile to capture. One of (none|cpu|heap|goroutine|thread‐
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226           The length of time to wait before giving  up  on  a  single  server
227       request. Non-zero values should contain a corresponding time unit (e.g.
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248           Writes in the storage driver will be buffered  for  this  duration,
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EXAMPLE

307                # Use the context for the minikube cluster
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SEE ALSO

314       kubectl-config(1),
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HISTORY

319       January 2015, Originally compiled by Eric Paris (eparis at  redhat  dot
320       com)  based  on the kubernetes source material, but hopefully they have
321       been automatically generated since!
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