tldr/pages/common/kubectl-describe.md

# kubectl describe

> Show details of Kubernetes objects and resources.
> More information: <https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubectl/kubectl-commands#describe>.

- Show details of pods in a namespace:

`kubectl describe pods {{[-n|--namespace]}} {{namespace}}`

- Show details of nodes in a namespace:

`kubectl describe nodes {{[-n|--namespace]}} {{namespace}}`

- Show the details of a specific pod in a namespace:

`kubectl describe pods {{pod_name}} {{[-n|--namespace]}} {{namespace}}`

- Show the details of a specific node in a namespace:

`kubectl describe nodes {{node_name}} {{[-n|--namespace]}} {{namespace}}`

- Show details of Kubernetes objects defined in a YAML manifest file:

`kubectl describe {{[-f|--file]}} {{path/to/manifest.yaml}}`