cldkctl console

The console command allows you to execute commands inside a running container of a Kubernetes pod. This is useful for debugging or inspecting the state of your containerized application directly from the terminal. It opens an interactive shell session or executes a specific command within a container of a running pod — similar to running: kubectl exec -it <pod-name> -- /bin/sh

Usage

cldkctl console [pod name] [flags]

Steps

Follow the steps below to run and view the result of this command:

1. Retrieve the list of running pods in your project to identify the target pod name.

./cldkctl get pod

1. Run the console command with the desired pod name:

./cldkctl console [pod-name]

1. Specify the container name if the pod has multiple containers:

./cldkctl console [pod-name] --container [container-name]

1. Define the namespace if the pod is in a non-default namespace:

./cldkctl console [pod-name] --namespace [namespace-name]

1. Once executed, the CLI opens an interactive terminal session inside the container. You can run shell commands directly from within the container environment.

Flags

This command supports global flags. Refer to the Global Flags section for details

Flag	Description
-c, --container string	Specify the container name (default: the first container in the list).
-h, --help	Help for the console command.
-n, --namespace string	Specify the Kubernetes namespace to scope the operation.
-p, --project string	Specify the project ID.