https://github.com/knight42/kubectl-blame

Show who edited resource fields.
https://github.com/knight42/kubectl-blame

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Show who edited resource fields.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/knight42/kubectl-blame
• Owner: knight42
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-11-02T16:18:22.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-04-19T13:52:18.000Z (2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-04-19T15:05:13.381Z (2 months ago)
• Topics: kubectl, kubectl-plugin
• Language: Go
• Homepage:
• Size: 190 KB
• Stars: 122
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 8
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
kubectl-blame: git-like blame for kubectl

======

![GitHub](https://img.shields.io/github/license/knight42/kubectl-blame)

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![GitHub last commit](https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/knight42/kubectl-blame)

Annotate each line in the given resource's YAML with information from the managedFields

to show who last modified the field.

As long as the field `.metadata.manageFields` of the resource is set properly, this command

is able to display the manager of each field.

[![asciicast](https://asciinema.org/a/375008.svg)](https://asciinema.org/a/375008)

## Installing

| Distribution                           | Command / Link                                                         |

|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| [Krew](https://krew.sigs.k8s.io/)      | `kubectl krew install blame`                                           |

| Pre-built binaries for macOS, Linux    | [GitHub releases](https://github.com/knight42/kubectl-blame/releases)  |

## Usage

```

# Blame pod 'foo' in default namespace

kubectl blame pods foo

# Blame deployment 'foo' and 'bar' in 'ns1' namespace

kubectl blame -n ns1 deploy foo bar

# Blame deployment 'bar' in 'ns1' namespace and hide the update time

kubectl blame -n ns1 --time none deploy bar

# Blame resources in file 'pod.yaml'(will access remote server)

kubectl blame -f pod.yaml

# Blame deployment saved in local file 'deployment.yaml'(will NOT access remote server)

kubectl blame -i deployment.yaml

# Or

cat deployment.yaml | kubectl blame -i -

```

### Flags

| flag               | default    | description                                                              |

|--------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| `--time`           | `relative` | Time format. One of: `full`, `relative`, `none`.                         |

| `--filename`, `-f` |            | Filename identifying the resource to get from a server.                  |

| `--input`, `-i`    |            | Read object from the give file. When the file is -, read standard input. |