tanzu context

System commands | Primarily used for: Tanzu CLI

The tanzu context manages Tanzu CLI contexts. This command group includes the following commands:

Usage

tanzu context [COMMAND]

Aliases

context, ctx, and contexts

Global Flags

-h, --help

Help text.

tanzu context create

Creates a Tanzu CLI context.

Usage

tanzu context create [FLAGS]

Examples

To create a management cluster context, for example, my-management-cluster using an endpoint:

tanzu context create --endpoint "https://example.com" --name my-management-cluster

To create a management cluster context using a kubeconfig path and context:

tanzu context create --kubeconfig PATH-TO-KUBECONFIG --kubecontext KUBECONFIG-CONTEXT --name my-management-cluster

Note: The command in the example above replaces tanzu login --kubeconfig PATH-TO-KUBECONFIG --context KUBECONFIG-CONTEXT --name SERVER-NAME.

To create a management cluster context using the default kubeconfig path and a kubeconfig context:

tanzu context create --kubecontext KUBECONFIG-CONTEXT --name my-management-cluster

Flags

--endpoint

The endpoint that you are creating the context for.

-h, --help

Help text.

--kubeconfig

The path to the kubeconfig file of the cluster. If only the --kubecontext flag is set, tanzu context create reads the KUBECONFIG environment variable. If the KUBECONFIG environment variable is not set, the default kubeconfig path, $HOME/.kube/config, is used.

--kubecontext

The context in the kubeconfig file to use.

--name

A name for the context that are creating.

tanzu context delete

Deletes a context from the Tanzu CLI.

Note: This command replaces tanzu config server delete.

Usage

tanzu context delete CONTEXT-NAME [FLAGS]

Example

To delete a context named my-management-cluster:

tanzu context delete my-management-cluster

Flags

-h, --help

Help text.

-y, --yes

When specified, tanzu context delete skips the confirmation step.

tanzu context get

Displays the specified context.

Usage

tanzu context get CONTEXT-NAME [FLAGS]

Example

To get a context named my-management-cluster:

tanzu context get my-management-cluster

Flags

-h, --help

Help text.

-o, --output

Output format. Supported values are yaml and json. Default is yaml.

tanzu context list

Lists Tanzu CLI contexts.

Note: This command replaces tanzu config server list.

Usage

tanzu context list [FLAGS]

Example

To list all Tanzu CLI contexts:

tanzu context list

Flags

--current

When specified, the command lists only current active contexts.

-h, --help

Help text.

-o, --output

Output format. Supported values are yaml, json, and table. Default is table.

-t, --target

Context type. Supported values are k8s and tmc.

tanzu context use

Sets the current context for the Tanzu CLI.

Note: This command replaces tanzu login --server SERVER-NAME.

Usage

tanzu context use CONTEXT-NAME [FLAGS]

Example

To set the current context to my-management-cluster:

tanzu context use my-management-cluster

Flags

-h, --help

Help text.

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