kubectx-zshplugin
kubectx is a great tool for Kubernetes that provides a kubectx
and kubens
command that make it easier for you to work with multiple clusters and namespaces.
kubectx-zshplugin automatically installs them into your ZSH environment for you.
Installation
kubectx-zshplugin
can be automatically loaded as a ZSH plugin by any framework that supports oh-my-zsh compatible plugins.
zgen
If you're using zgen:
- Add
zgen load unixorn/kubectx-zshplugin
to your.zshrc
along with your otherzgen load
commands. zgen reset && zgen save
.zgen
will automatically clone thegit
repository the next time you start a terminal session.
Antigen
If you're using Antigen:
- Add
antigen bundle unixorn/kubectx-zshplugin
to your.zshrc
where you've listed your other plugins. - Close and reopen your terminal window to start a new session and Antigen will automatically clone and load the plugin for you. Alternatively, you can run
antigen bundle unixorn/kubectx-zshplugin
in a running shell to haveantigen
automatically clone and load the new plugin immediately.
Oh-My-ZSH
If you're using oh-my-zsh:
In the terminal, change to oh-my-zsh's custom plugin directory:
cd ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom/plugins/
Clone the repository into a new
kubectx
directory:git clone --recursive https://github.com/unixorn/kubectx-zshplugin.git kubectx
cd ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom/plugins/kubectx/
git submodule init
git submodule update
Edit your
~/.zshrc
and addkubectx
– same as clone directory – to the list of plugins to enable:plugins=( ... kubectx )
Then, restart your terminal application to refresh context and use the plugin. Alternatively, you can source your current shell configuration:
source ~/.zshrc