Naming Conventions

Kubectl aliases follow a strict, composable pattern: k + verb + resource + options

This makes it possible to generate 790+ aliases from a small set of building blocks.

Verb Prefixes

Every alias starts with k, followed by a verb abbreviation.

Prefix	Kubectl verb
kg	get
kd	describe
krm	delete
ka	apply
kre	replace
krun	run
kt	top
ksys	kube-system

Resource Suffixes

The resource abbreviation follows the verb.

Suffix	Resource
po	Pod
dep	Deployment
svc	Service
ing	Ingress
cm	ConfigMap
sec	Secret
ns	Namespace
no	Node

Output Options

Output modifiers are appended at the end.

Suffix	Flag
oyaml	-o yaml
ojson	-o json
owide	-o wide
sl	--show-labels
w	--watch
all	all namespaces

Examples

Combine the parts to form any alias:

kgpo        -> kubectl get pods
kgpooyaml   -> kubectl get pods -o yaml
kgpoowide   -> kubectl get pods -o wide
kgpoall     -> kubectl get pods --all-namespaces
kgpoallw    -> kubectl get pods --all-namespaces --watch
kdpo        -> kubectl describe pods
krmpo       -> kubectl delete pods
ksysgpo     -> kubectl get pods -n kube-system
kgsvc       -> kubectl get services
kgsvcoyaml  -> kubectl get services -o yaml
kgdep       -> kubectl get deployments
kgno        -> kubectl get nodes
kgnoowide   -> kubectl get nodes -o wide

Reading any alias

Break it down left to right: kgpoallw = k (kubectl) + g (get) + po (pods) + all (--all-namespaces) + w (--watch)