kubectl - Can I set a default namespace in Kubernetes?

Question

Can I set the default namespace? That is:

$ kubectl get pods -n NAMESPACE

It saves me having to type it in each time especially when I'm on the one namespace for most of the day.

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54902676/can-i-set-a-default-namespace-in-kubernetes

Answer 1

Yes, you can set the namespace as per the docs like so:

$ kubectl config set-context --current --namespace=NAMESPACE

Alternatively, you can use kubectx for this.