kubectl-plugin

kubectl plugin list [--name-only] [options]

kubectl plugin provides utilities for interacting with plugins. It discovers plugin executables in PATH that begin with the kubectl- prefix. For example, a binary named kubectl-foo becomes available as kubectl foo.Running kubectl plugin list traverses all directories in PATH and displays matching executables in the order they appear. A warning is shown for any files beginning with kubectl- that are not executable, and for valid plugin files that shadow each other (duplicate names in different PATH directories).Plugins can be installed manually by placing executables in PATH, or managed through krew, the kubectl plugin manager. Krew provides a curated index of community plugins and handles installation, upgrades, and removal.

list

List all available plugin executables on the user's PATH.

Show only the binary name of each plugin, rather than its full path.

Display help information.

Plugins must be executable files with the kubectl- prefix. Only the list subcommand is available; there are no built-in install or remove commands (use krew for that). If multiple plugins share the same name in different PATH directories, only the first one is used and a warning is displayed.

kubectl plugin support was added to Kubernetes to enable extensible command-line functionality, following the pattern of git's plugin system.

kubectl(1), krew(1)