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NAME

9       kubectl  config  use-context  - Set the current-context in a kubeconfig
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SYNOPSIS

15       kubectl config use-context [OPTIONS]
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DESCRIPTION

20       Set the current-context in a kubeconfig file.
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OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

25       --as=""      Username to impersonate for the operation. User could be a
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40       --cache-dir="/builddir/.kube/cache"      Default cache directory
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EXAMPLE

118                # Use the context for the minikube cluster
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SEE ALSO

125       kubectl-config(1),
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HISTORY

130       January 2015, Originally compiled by Eric Paris (eparis at  redhat  dot
131       com)  based  on the kubernetes source material, but hopefully they have
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