Kubernetes

k9s

Keyboard shortcuts and commands for navigating and managing Kubernetes clusters with k9s.

General Navigation

:Open the command bar (type a resource name)

?Show all keyboard shortcuts for the current view

Ctrl+aShow all available resources (aliases)

Ctrl+dDelete the selected resource

Ctrl+kKill (force-delete) the selected pod

Ctrl+c / qQuit k9s

EscGo back / close a panel

:podSwitch to Pods view

:deploySwitch to Deployments view

:svcSwitch to Services view

:nsSwitch to Namespaces view

:ingSwitch to Ingresses view

:cmSwitch to ConfigMaps view

:secretSwitch to Secrets view

:pvcSwitch to PersistentVolumeClaims view

:nodeSwitch to Nodes view

:eventSwitch to Events view

:helmSwitch to Helm releases view

lView logs for the selected pod

Shift+lToggle log timestamps

sOpen a shell (exec) in the selected pod

dDescribe the selected resource

eEdit the selected resource manifest

yView the full YAML for the selected resource

ctrl+rRestart (kill) the selected pod

/Enter filter mode — type to fuzzy-filter the list

EscExit filter mode

nSwitch namespace (cycles through available namespaces)

ctrl+spaceToggle all namespaces view

fToggle full-screen for the current view

lOpen logs for the selected pod

wToggle log line wrapping

g / Shift+gJump to top / bottom of log output

Ctrl+sSave logs to a local file

sToggle auto-scroll

Shift+fOpen port-forward dialog for the selected pod

:pfView active port forwards

Ctrl+dDelete (stop) a port forward in :pf view