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NAME

6       kubectl create - Create a resource from a file or from stdin.
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SYNOPSIS

11       kubectl create [OPTIONS]
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DESCRIPTION

16       Create a resource from a file or from stdin.
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19       JSON and YAML formats are accepted.
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OPTIONS

24       --allow-missing-template-keys=true
25           If  true, ignore any errors in templates when a field or map key is
26       missing in the template. Only applies to  golang  and  jsonpath  output
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30       --dry-run=false
31           If  true, only print the object that would be sent, without sending
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36           Edit the API resource before creating
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39       -f, --filename=[]
40           Filename, directory, or URL to files to use to create the resource
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43       -k, --kustomize=""
44           Process the  kustomization  directory.  This  flag  can't  be  used
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49           Output    format.    One   of:   json|yaml|name|go-template|go-tem‐
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54           Raw URI to POST to the server.  Uses the transport specified by the
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59           Record  current  kubectl command in the resource annotation. If set
60       to false, do not record the command. If set to true,  record  the  com‐
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65       -R, --recursive=false
66           Process the directory used in -f,  --filename  recursively.  Useful
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72           If true, the configuration of current object will be saved  in  its
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78       -l, --selector=""
79           Selector  (label  query)  to  filter  on,  supports  '=', '==', and
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84           Template string or path to template file  to  use  when  -o=go-tem‐
85       plate,  -o=go-template-file.  The template format is golang templates [
86http://golang.org/pkg/text/template/#pkg-overview⟩].
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OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

100       --alsologtostderr=false
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108       --as=""
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113           Group  to  impersonate for the operation, this flag can be repeated
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117       --azure-container-registry-config=""
118           Path to the file containing Azure container registry  configuration
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123           Comma-separated  list  of files to check for boot-id. Use the first
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144           CIDRs opened in GCE firewall for LB traffic proxy  health checks
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147       --cluster=""
148           The name of the kubeconfig cluster to use
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168           Indicates    the    tolerationSeconds   of   the   toleration   for
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174           Indicates  the  tolerationSeconds  of  the  toleration for unreach‐
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184           a  comma-separated  list of environment variable keys that needs to
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193           DEPRECATED: docker root is read from docker info (this is  a  fall‐
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218           Max length of time for which to store events (per type). Value is a
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225           Max number of events to store (per type). Value is  a  comma  sepa‐
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240           If true, the server's certificate will not be checked for validity.
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245           Path to the kubeconfig file to use for CLI requests.
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265           Defines the maximum size a log file can grow to. Unit is megabytes.
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278           Comma-separated  list  of  files  to  check for machine-id. Use the
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304           The  length  of  time  to  wait before giving up on a single server
305       request. Non-zero values should contain a corresponding time unit (e.g.
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EXAMPLE

385                # Create a pod using the data in pod.json.
386                kubectl create -f ./pod.json
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391                # Edit the data in docker-registry.yaml in JSON then create the resource using the edited data.
392                kubectl create -f docker-registry.yaml --edit -o json
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SEE ALSO

398       kubectl(1),    kubectl-create-clusterrole(1),   kubectl-create-cluster‐
399       rolebinding(1), kubectl-create-configmap(1), kubectl-create-cronjob(1),
400       kubectl-create-deployment(1),    kubectl-create-job(1),    kubectl-cre‐
401       ate-namespace(1),  kubectl-create-poddisruptionbudget(1),  kubectl-cre‐
402       ate-priorityclass(1),  kubectl-create-quota(1), kubectl-create-role(1),
403       kubectl-create-rolebinding(1),  kubectl-create-secret(1),  kubectl-cre‐
404       ate-service(1), kubectl-create-serviceaccount(1),
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HISTORY

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