I built "kk", a small Bash wrapper around kubectl that makes common Kubernetes workflows faster. It's not a plugin or a compiled binary. It's just a single script you can drop into ~/bin.
The goal is to reduce repetitive kubectl patterns without replacing kubectl itself.
Some things it helps with:
- pod selection by substring (auto-fzf if available)
- multi-pod logs with prefixing and grep support
- quick exec into pods
- checking the actual images running in pods
- restarting deployments with pattern matching
- port-forwarding with pod auto-selection
- quick describe/top/events
- context switching shortcuts
Examples:
kk pods api
kk sh api
kk logs api -f -g ERROR
kk images api
kk restart api
kk pf api 8080:80
kk desc api
kk top api
kk events
kk ctx
kk deploys
Installation:
curl -o ~/bin/kk https://raw.githubusercontent.com/heart/kk-Kubernetes-Power-Helper-CLI/main/kk
chmod +x ~/bin/kk
Repo:
https://github.com/heart/kk-Kubernetes-Power-Helper-CLIHappy to hear feedback, suggestions, or ideas for small helpers to improve the kubectl experience.
