kubectl-browse-pvc

Kubectl plugin to browse a Kubernetes PVC from the command line

I constantly found myself spinning up dummy pods to exec into them so I could browse a PVC, this takes a few steps out of creating dummy pods to check out the contents of a PVC.

Installation

Install via krew

kubectl krew install browse-pvc

Usage

kubectl browse-pvc <pvc-name>

On a PVC. The tool spins up a pod that mounts the PVC and then execs into it allowing you to modify the contents of the PVC. The Job finishes and cleans up the pod when you disconnect.

Commands can be described to run a command instead of popping a shell

kubectl browse-pvc <pvc-name> -- <command>

A User ID can be described to set the user the container runs as

kubectl browse-pvc -u 1000 <pvc-name>

Configuring auto-completion

cat > kubectl_browse-pvc <<EOF
#!/usr/bin/env sh

# Call the __complete command passing it all arguments
kubectl browse-pvc __complete "\$@"
EOF

chmod +x kubectl_browse-pvc

# Important: the following command may require superuser permission
sudo mv kubectl_browse-pvc /usr/local/bin

Dev

Test

go test -v github.com/clbx/kubectl-browse-pvc/<MODULE>

Example: go test -v github.com/clbx/kubectl-browse-pvc/internal/utils

Build