README.md

kubectl-blame: git-like blame for kubectl

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.

Installing

Distribution	Command / Link
Krew	kubectl krew install blame
Pre-built binaries for macOS, Linux	GitHub 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.