1KUBERNETES(1)(kubernetes)                            KUBERNETES(1)(kubernetes)
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NAME

9       kubectl  config  rename-context  - Rename a context from the kubeconfig
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SYNOPSIS

15       kubectl config rename-context [OPTIONS]
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DESCRIPTION

20       Renames a context from the kubeconfig file.
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23       CONTEXT_NAME is the context name that you want to change.
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OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

35       --as=""      Username to impersonate for the operation. User could be a
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46       --azure-container-registry-config=""       Path  to the file containing
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50       --cache-dir="/builddir/.kube/cache"      Default cache directory
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69       --insecure-skip-tls-verify=false      If true, the server's certificate
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EXAMPLE

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

135       kubectl-config(1),
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HISTORY

140       January  2015,  Originally compiled by Eric Paris (eparis at redhat dot
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