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NAME

6       kubectl config rename-context - Renames a context from the kubeconfig
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SYNOPSIS

12       kubectl config rename-context [OPTIONS]
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DESCRIPTION

17       Renames a context from the kubeconfig file.
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20       CONTEXT_NAME is the context name that you wish to change.
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23       NEW_NAME is the new name you wish to set.
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26       Note: In case the context being renamed is the 'current-context', this
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OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

32       --add-dir-header=false
33           If true, adds the file directory to the header
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40       --application-metrics-count-limit=100
41           Max number of application metrics to store (per container)
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49           Group to impersonate for the operation, this flag can be repeated
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54           Path to the file containing Azure container registry configuration
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59           Comma-separated list of files to check for boot-id. Use the first
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67       --certificate-authority=""
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79       --cloud-provider-gce-l7lb-src-cidrs=130.211.0.0/22,35.191.0.0/16
80           CIDRs opened in GCE firewall for L7 LB traffic proxy  health checks
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104           The name of the kubeconfig context to use
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107       --default-not-ready-toleration-seconds=300
108           Indicates the tolerationSeconds of the toleration for
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114           Indicates the tolerationSeconds of the toleration for
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128           a comma-separated list of environment variable keys that needs to
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137           DEPRECATED: docker root is read from docker info (this is a
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162           Max length of time for which to store events (per type). Value is a
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164       (e.g.: creation, oom) or "default" and the value is a duration. Default
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169           Max number of events to store (per type). Value is a comma
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184           If true, the server's certificate will not be checked for validity.
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209           Defines the maximum size a log file can grow to. Unit is megabytes.
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222           Comma-separated list of files to check for machine-id. Use the
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239           Name of profile to capture. One of
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248           The length of time to wait before giving up on a single server
249       request. Non-zero values should contain a corresponding time unit (e.g.
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270           Writes in the storage driver will be buffered for this duration,
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299           Server name to use for server certificate validation. If it is not
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EXAMPLE

334                # Rename the context 'old-name' to 'new-name' in your kubeconfig file
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SEE ALSO

341       kubectl-config(1),
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HISTORY

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