K9s is a terminal UI for Kubernetes that turns kubectl's flags and YAML into a live, navigable dashboard of your cluster. Everything happens through the keyboard: a colon opens command mode to jump to any resource, a slash filters the current view, and single letters describe, edit, tail logs or shell into a pod. The keys are identical on macOS, Windows and Linux because they are read by the terminal, not the OS.
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All K9s keyboard shortcuts (Mac)
+ 16 more controls in the table below
+ 16 more controls in the table below
97 shortcuts
Resources 17
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| View | ↵ |
| Describe | D |
| YAML | Y |
| Edit | E |
| Delete | ⌃D |
| Mark | ␣ |
| Use Namespace | U |
| Copy | C |
| Toggle Wide | ⌃W |
| Sort Name | ⇧N |
| Sort Age | ⇧A |
| Sort Status | ⇧S |
| Decode Secret | X |
| Mark Range | ⌃␣ |
| Marks Clear | ⌃\ |
| Toggle Faults | ⌃Z |
| Sort Selected Column | ⇧O |
Logs 16
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Toggle AutoScroll | S |
| Toggle Wrap | W |
| Toggle Timestamp | T |
| Toggle FullScreen | F |
| Tail | 0 |
| Toggle AllContainers | A |
| Clear | ⇧C |
| Mark | M |
| Copy | C |
| Head | 1 |
| Since 1m | 2 |
| Toggle ColumnLock | ⇧L |
| Since 5m | 3 |
| Since 15m | 4 |
| Since 30m | 5 |
| Since 1h | 6 |
General 14
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Command Mode | : |
| Filter Mode | / |
| Help | ⇧/ |
| Back / Clear | ⎋ |
| Show Resource Aliases | ⌃A |
| Back | Q |
| Reload | ⌃R |
| Save | ⌃S |
| Quit | ⌃C |
| Command Clear | ⌃U |
| Toggle Header | ⌃E |
| Field Next | ⇥ |
| Toggle Crumbs | ⌃G |
| Field Previous | ⇧⇥ |
Navigation 13
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Down | J |
| Up | K |
| Goto Top | G |
| Goto Bottom | ⇧G |
| Page Up | ⌃B |
| Page Down | ⌃F |
| History Back | [ |
| Last Used Command | − |
| Left | H |
| Right | L |
| History Forward | ] |
| Select Previous Column | ⇧← |
| Select Next Column | ⇧→ |
Pods 10
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Logs | L |
| Shell | S |
| Logs Previous | P |
| Attach | A |
| Kill | ⌃K |
| Port-Forward | ⇧F |
| Show PortForward | F |
| Show Node | O |
| Transfer | T |
| Sanitize | Z |
Commands 10
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| View a Kubernetes Resource | |
| View a Resource in a Namespace | |
| Switch Kubernetes Context | |
| Switch Kubernetes Namespace | |
| Quit K9s | |
| View Labeled Pods | |
| View Pods in a Given Context | |
| Launch Pulses View | |
| Launch XRay View | |
| View Saved Resources |
Workloads 5
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Scale | S |
| Restart | R |
| ReplicaSets | Z |
| Rollback | ⌃L |
| Trigger | T |
Views 5
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Toggle FullScreen | F |
| Next Match | N |
| Toggle Auto-Refresh | R |
| Prev Match | ⇧N |
| Erase | ⌦ |
Filters 4
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Filter Out a Resource View | |
| Filter by Labels | |
| Fuzzy Find a Resource | |
| Inverse Regex Filter |
Nodes 3
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Cordon | C |
| Uncordon | U |
| Drain | R |
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