Contexts and Namespaces in Kubernetes
From the Kubernetes Essentials cheat sheet · kubectl and Contexts · verified Aug 2026
Contexts and Namespaces
Select the cluster, user, and default namespace.
bash
kubectl config current-context
kubectl config get-contexts📌 A context combines cluster, user, and namespace
⚠️ Confirm context before mutations
💡 Set a default namespace per context
🔍 kubectl reads $HOME/.kube/config by default
kubectlcontextnamespace
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