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hardkubectl

Add a label to a namespace, commonly used for network policy targeting

command

kubectl label namespace NAMESPACE KEY=VALUE

also accepted

kubectl label namespace

Command breakdown

Part of the Kubernetes CLI (kubectl) — Namespaces category.

kubectllabelnamespaceNAMESPACEKEY=VALUE

More Namespaces commands

List all namespaces in the cluster and their statuskubectl get namespaces
Create a new namespace to isolate resources within the clusterkubectl create namespace NAMESPACE_NAME
Delete a namespace and all resources contained within itkubectl delete namespace NAMESPACE_NAME
List all pods within a specific namespace using the -n flagkubectl get pods -n NAMESPACE
Show detailed information about a Kubernetes namespace including resource quotas and limitskubectl describe namespace NAMESPACE_NAME
Set the default namespace for the current kubectl context so you don't need -n on every commandkubectl config set-context --current --namespace NAMESPACE_NAME
Export a namespace definition as YAMLkubectl get namespace NAMESPACE -o yaml
List all workloads, services, and other resources within a namespacekubectl get all -n NAMESPACE

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