.TH "OPENSHIFT CLI" "1" " Openshift CLI User Manuals" "Openshift" "June 2016"  ""


.SH NAME
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openshift cli describe \- Show details of a specific resource or group of resources


.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBopenshift cli describe\fP [OPTIONS]


.SH DESCRIPTION
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Show details of a specific resource

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This command joins many API calls together to form a detailed description of a given resource.


.SH OPTIONS
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\fB\-\-all\-namespaces\fP=false
    If present, list the requested object(s) across all namespaces. Namespace in current context is ignored even if specified with \-\-namespace.

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\fB\-f\fP, \fB\-\-filename\fP=[]
    Filename, directory, or URL to a file containing the resource to describe

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\fB\-\-include\-extended\-apis\fP=true
    If true, include definitions of new APIs via calls to the API server. [default true]

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\fB\-R\fP, \fB\-\-recursive\fP=false
    Process the directory used in \-f, \-\-filename recursively. Useful when you want to manage related manifests organized within the same directory.

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\fB\-l\fP, \fB\-\-selector\fP=""
    Selector (label query) to filter on

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\fB\-\-show\-events\fP=true
    If true, display events related to the described object.


.SH OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
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\fB\-\-api\-version\fP=""
    DEPRECATED: The API version to use when talking to the server

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\fB\-\-as\fP=""
    Username to impersonate for the operation

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\fB\-\-certificate\-authority\fP=""
    Path to a cert. file for the certificate authority

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\fB\-\-client\-certificate\fP=""
    Path to a client certificate file for TLS

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\fB\-\-client\-key\fP=""
    Path to a client key file for TLS

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\fB\-\-cluster\fP=""
    The name of the kubeconfig cluster to use

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\fB\-\-config\fP=""
    Path to the config file to use for CLI requests.

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\fB\-\-context\fP=""
    The name of the kubeconfig context to use

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\fB\-\-google\-json\-key\fP=""
    The Google Cloud Platform Service Account JSON Key to use for authentication.

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\fB\-\-insecure\-skip\-tls\-verify\fP=false
    If true, the server's certificate will not be checked for validity. This will make your HTTPS connections insecure

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\fB\-\-log\-flush\-frequency\fP=0
    Maximum number of seconds between log flushes

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\fB\-\-match\-server\-version\fP=false
    Require server version to match client version

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\fB\-n\fP, \fB\-\-namespace\fP=""
    If present, the namespace scope for this CLI request

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\fB\-\-request\-timeout\fP="0"
    The length of time to wait before giving up on a single server request. Non\-zero values should contain a corresponding time unit (e.g. 1s, 2m, 3h). A value of zero means don't timeout requests.

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\fB\-\-server\fP=""
    The address and port of the Kubernetes API server

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\fB\-\-token\fP=""
    Bearer token for authentication to the API server

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\fB\-\-user\fP=""
    The name of the kubeconfig user to use


.SH EXAMPLE
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.RS

.nf
  # Provide details about the ruby\-22\-centos7 image repository
  openshift cli describe imageRepository ruby\-22\-centos7
  
  # Provide details about the ruby\-sample\-build build configuration
  openshift cli describe bc ruby\-sample\-build

.fi
.RE


.SH SEE ALSO
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\fBopenshift\-cli(1)\fP,


.SH HISTORY
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June 2016, Ported from the Kubernetes man\-doc generator