Performing basic operations with kubectl

By using kubectl, we can perform operations against all the different elements. We've already had a sneak peek at get to get an idea of what elements are available.

We can use kubectl to create a new element. For example, to create and list namespaces, we can use the following code:

$ kubectl create namespace example
namespace/example created
$ kubectl get namespaces
NAME        STATUS AGE
default     Active 260d
docker      Active 260d
example     Active 9s
kube-public Active 260d
kube-system Active 260d

We can create various elements, some of which we'll look at throughout this book.