kubectl label

kubectl label Update labels on resources (k8.io)

Commands

kubectl label --help

kubectl label pods my-pod new-label=awesome_label

kubectl label nodes <node-name> <label-key>=<label-value>

kubectl label namespace default istio-injection=enabled

Examples

kubectl label namespace default istio-injection=enabled
namespace/default labeled
Related: Install Istio

Errors

kubectl label
error: one or more resources must be specified as <resource> <name> or <resource>/<name>

Related terms

• kubectl annotate
• kubectl get nodes --show-labels
• kubectl get pods --show-labels
• eks.amazonaws.com/compute-type: fargate

Activities

• CKA v1.18: Use label selectors to schedule Pods
• CKA v1.15: Understand how to use Labels, Selector and Annotations
• Assign Pods to Nodes using Node Affinity

See also

• kubectl label [ pods | nodes ]
• Kubernetes labels, selectors, kubectl label, kubectl annotate, Common, kubernetes.io, app.kubernetes.io, MatchLabels: