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kubecolor
a kubectl wrapper used to add colors to your kubectl output.
Documentation
Check the code on Github
Features
Section titled “Features”
Compatible with any
kubectl
version
Dynamic tty detection to send plaintext when called programatically
Support alias and autocompletion
Custom color themes
Demo
Section titled “Demo”
Tired of reading with monochrome in your termnal?
This is what kubecolor can do for you:
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❯
kubectl
apply
-f
resources.yaml
deployment.apps/my-deployment
configured
service/my-service
unchanged
configmap/my-config
created
❯
kubectl
get pods
NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE
nginx-7c5ddbdf54-9d575
0/1
ContainerCreating
0
15m
nginx-7c5ddbdf54-f6wft
1/1
Running
0
15m
nginx-7c5ddbdf54-h6dnn
1/1
Terminating
0
15m
nginx-7c5ddbdf54-vtsqw
0/1
CrashLoopBackOff
0
15m
❯
kubectl
describe pod nginx-7c5ddbdf54-f6wft
Name
:
nginx-7c5ddbdf54-f6wft
Namespace
:
default
Priority
:
0
Service Account
:
default
Node
:
machine1234/192.168.44.120
Start Time
:
Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:05:00 +0200
Labels
: app=
nginx
pod-template-hash=
7c5ddbdf54
Annotations
: cni.projectcalico.org/containerID:
08638014c5d8c7f5187075635ac8eb947
cni.projectcalico.org/podIP:
172.23.95.3/32
cni.projectcalico.org/podIPs:
172.23.95.3/32
Status
:
Running
IP
:
172.23.95.3
IPs
:
IP
:
172.23.95.3
Controlled By
:
ReplicaSet/nginx-7c5ddbdf54
Containers
:
nginx
:
Container ID
:
containerd://c04d14dc2d678f37cd5a8fbf1659ee99ace9cf5aed0d3ca99b2a9c054afa52ae
Image
:
nginx
Image ID
:
docker.io/library/nginx@sha256:6db391d1c0cfb30588ba0bf72ea999404f2
Port
:
80/TCP
Host Port
:
0/TCP
State
:
Running
Started
:
Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:05:01 +0200
Ready
:
True
Restart Count
:
0
Environment
:
<none>
Mounts
:
/var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount from kube-api-access-phvsg (ro)
Conditions
:
Type
Status
Initialized
True
Ready
True
ContainersReady
True
PodScheduled
True
Volumes
:
kube-api-access-phvsg
:
Type
:
Projected (a volume that contains injected data from multiple sources)
TokenExpirationSeconds
:
3607
ConfigMapName
:
kube-root-ca.crt
ConfigMapOptional
:
<nil>
DownwardAPI
:
true
QoS Class
:
BestEffort
Node-Selectors
:
<none>
Tolerations
: node.kubernetes.io/not-ready:NoExecute op=
Exists for 300s
node.kubernetes.io/unreachable:NoExecute op=
Exists for 300s
Events
:
Type Reason Age From Message
---- ------ ---- ---- -------
Normal
Scheduled
82s
default-scheduler
Successfully
Normal
Pulling
82s
kubelet
Pulling image "nginx"
Normal
Pulled
82s
kubelet
Successfully
Normal
Created
82s
kubelet
Created container nginx
Normal
Started
82s
kubelet
Started container nginx
❯
kubectl
apply
-f
resources.yaml
--light-background
deployment.apps/my-deployment
configured
service/my-service
unchanged
configmap/my-config
created
❯
kubectl
get pods
--light-background
NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE
nginx-7c5ddbdf54-9d575
0/1
ContainerCreating
0
15m
nginx-7c5ddbdf54-f6wft
1/1
Running
0
15m
nginx-7c5ddbdf54-h6dnn
1/1
Terminating
0
15m
nginx-7c5ddbdf54-vtsqw
0/1
CrashLoopBackOff
0
15m
❯
kubectl
describe pod nginx-7c5ddbdf54-f6wft
--light-background
Name
:
nginx-7c5ddbdf54-f6wft
Namespace
:
default
Priority
:
0
Service Account
:
default
Node
:
machine1234/192.168.44.120
Start Time
:
Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:05:00 +0200
Labels
: app=
nginx
pod-template-hash=
7c5ddbdf54
Annotations
: cni.projectcalico.org/containerID:
08638014c5d8c7f5187075635ac8eb947
cni.projectcalico.org/podIP:
172.23.95.3/32
cni.projectcalico.org/podIPs:
172.23.95.3/32
Status
:
Running
IP
:
172.23.95.3
IPs
:
IP
:
172.23.95.3
Controlled By
:
ReplicaSet/nginx-7c5ddbdf54
Containers
:
nginx
:
Container ID
:
containerd://c04d14dc2d678f37cd5a8fbf1659ee99ace9cf5aed0d3ca99b2a9c054afa52ae
Image
:
nginx
Image ID
:
docker.io/library/nginx@sha256:6db391d1c0cfb30588ba0bf72ea999404f2
Port
:
80/TCP
Host Port
:
0/TCP
State
:
Running
Started
:
Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:05:01 +0200
Ready
:
True
Restart Count
:
0
Environment
:
<none>
Mounts
:
/var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount from kube-api-access-phvsg (ro)
Conditions
:
Type
Status
Initialized
True
Ready
True
ContainersReady
True
PodScheduled
True
Volumes
:
kube-api-access-phvsg
:
Type
:
Projected (a volume that contains injected data from multiple sources)
TokenExpirationSeconds
:
3607
ConfigMapName
:
kube-root-ca.crt
ConfigMapOptional
:
<nil>
DownwardAPI
:
true
QoS Class
:
BestEffort
Node-Selectors
:
<none>
Tolerations
: node.kubernetes.io/not-ready:NoExecute op=
Exists for 300s
node.kubernetes.io/unreachable:NoExecute op=
Exists for 300s
Events
:
Type Reason Age From Message
---- ------ ---- ---- -------
Normal
Scheduled
82s
default-scheduler
Successfully
Normal
Pulling
82s
kubelet
Pulling image "nginx"
Normal
Pulled
82s
kubelet
Successfully
Normal
Created
82s
kubelet
Created container nginx
Normal
Started
82s
kubelet
Started container nginx