The purpose of kex is to provide an opinionated executor into a kubernetes container. Traditionally, if one wanted to exec into a kubernetes container, one had to kubectl get pods --namespace foo, visually identify the pod of interest, copy that pod to the buffer, and then kubectl --namespace foo exec -it <paste_buffer> bash to exec into the pod. This simple utility aims to provide a namespace-specific pod selector for quick execution.
kex(1)
NAME
kex - Quick k8s pod exec utility.
REQUIRES
kubectl(1)
SYNOPSIS
kex [OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTION
kex is a quick kubernetes (k8s) utility to exec into a pod. kex prompts for:
- <NAMESPACE> (defaults to current ns. See kubens(1))
- <POD> (defaults to "1")
- <COMMAND> (defaults to bash)
ENTER to use defaults.
OPTIONS
-h, --help
Show this help message
SEE ALSO
kubectx(1), kubens(1)$ kex
Namespace? (default qux):
1 qux
2 quux
3 quuz
4 corge
5 grault
6 garply
7 waldo
8 fred
9 plugh
10 xyzzy
11 thud
4
Pod number? (default 1):
1 foo-drupal
2 bar-mariadb
3 baz-alpine
2
Command? (default bash)
mysql
Welcome to the MariaDB monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
MariaDB [NAME]>For macOS:
Use the Homebrew package manager:
brew tap farmotive/k8s
brew install kexNOTE: If using gcloud sdk to manage the installation and versioning of kubectl, install with the --without-kubernetes-cli flag to omit the brew dependency:
brew install kex --without-kubernetes-cliSee farmotive homebrew k8s install section for more options.
Other platforms:
- Download the
kexscript - Add it somewhere in your PATH
- Make it executable (
chmod +x)
Disclaimer: This is not an official Google product.
Thanks to ahmetb for the inspiration!
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