macOS
Homebrew已验证 · 100%
brew install kubectxlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPorts已验证 · 94%
sudo port install kubectxMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/kubectx/Portfile · 来源: api.github.com
安装
其他安装命令
Linux
Alpine Linux apk已验证 · 92%
sudo apk add kubectxAlpine Linux edge package indexes · kubectx · 来源: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian apt已验证 · 92%
sudo apt install kubectxDebian stable package indexes · kubectx · 来源: deb.debian.org
Nix已验证 · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#kubectxnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ku/kubectx/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacman已验证 · 92%
sudo pacman -S kubectxArch Linux sync databases · kubectx · 来源: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypper已验证 · 92%
sudo zypper install kubectxopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · kubectx · 来源: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Chocolatey已验证 · 92%
choco install kubectxChocolatey community package catalog · kubectx · 来源: community.chocolatey.org
Scoop已验证 · 92%
scoop install main/kubectxScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/kubectx.json · 来源: api.github.com
Windows Package Manager已验证 · 92%
winget install --id ahmetb.kubectx -eWindows Package Manager source index · ahmetb.kubectx · 来源: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
概览
软件包摘要
Tool that can switch between kubectl contexts easily and create aliases
历史
项目历史与用法
kubectx is a small Kubernetes command-line companion that packages two everyday workflow shortcuts: switching kubeconfig contexts with kubectx and switching namespaces with kubens. It became a widely installed kubectl-adjacent utility because it solves a repetitive operator problem without introducing a larger cluster-management framework.
项目历史
The public GitHub repository was created on March 30, 2017, and the v0.1 release was published on April 25, 2017. The original project was shell-oriented; later releases added a Go implementation while retaining the simple command names and shell-completion focused workflow.
The README describes the package as 'Power tools for kubectl' and positions kubectx for faster cluster/context changes and kubens for namespace changes. That pairing made the project fit naturally beside kubectl rather than replacing it.
采用历史
kubectx spread through multiple packaging ecosystems because it is useful on every workstation that touches more than one Kubernetes cluster. The official README documents installation through Homebrew, MacPorts, apt, pacman, Chocolatey, Scoop, winget, and Krew, which reflects cross-platform adoption by both Kubernetes operators and developers.
Its inclusion as Krew plugins named ctx and ns gave it a Kubernetes-native installation path, while Homebrew and Linux distribution packages made it familiar to package-manager users outside the Kubernetes plugin index.
使用方式
kubectx reads the user's kubeconfig contexts and switches the active context, including a shortcut for returning to the previous context. kubens similarly updates the namespace on the active context. Optional fzf integration adds interactive selection for long cluster and namespace lists.
The tool is commonly paired with shell completions and prompt helpers such as kube-ps1 or oh-my-posh so operators can both switch context quickly and see the selected cluster or namespace before running kubectl commands.
为什么软件包爱好者会关心
kubectx is a package-nerd staple because it is tiny, scriptable, and heavily repackaged: one upstream repository feeds native OS package managers, Windows package managers, and Krew. It is also a good example of a CLI whose adoption comes from reducing command friction rather than adding a new control plane.
时间线
- 2017-03-30: Public GitHub repository created
- 2017-04-25: v0.1 release published
- 2021-07-06: v0.9.4 release published after the project had become a common kubectl companion
- 2026-03-27: v0.11.0 release published
Related projects
- kubens is shipped from the same repository and handles namespace switching.
- Krew distributes kubectx and kubens as kubectl plugins named ctx and ns.
- fzf is an optional dependency for interactive context and namespace selection.
- kube-ps1 and oh-my-posh are prompt tools the README recommends for displaying Kubernetes context.
来源
安全态势
风险级别：绿色
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
风险分类器
绿色 风险 · 低 置信度 · appliance
原因
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
信号
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
安装行为
- formula 元数据中未记录 Homebrew post-install 钩子。
- Homebrew bottle 元数据适用于 6 个平台目标。
- 构建元数据列出 1 个构建依赖。
建议审查
在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.kube/config
可执行文件
已安装的可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
kubectl-ctx | cli | 全局可执行文件 | |
kubectl-ns | cli | 全局可执行文件 | |
kubectx | cli | 全局可执行文件 | |
kubens | cli | 全局可执行文件 |
新鲜度
版本和新鲜度
这些信号区分页生成时间、软件包管理器活动和上游发布比较。只有存在证据 URL 和可比较版本时，才会提示版本落后。
页面生成时间2026-07-25
管理器版本0.11.0
管理器更新时间
本地数据OK
上游当前
检测到的最新版本v0.11.0
https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectx
- 信息No package-manager update timestamp was available.低 置信度
安装元数据
软件包元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:kubectx |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 0.11.0 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 软件包管理器页面 | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/kubectx |
| 主页 | https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectx |
| 仓库 | https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectx |
| 上游文档 | https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectx#readme |
| 许可证 | Apache-2.0 |
| 源码归档 | https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectx/archive/refs/tags/v0.11.0.tar.gz |
| 构建依赖 | go |
| Bottle | 可用 (于 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | 未定义 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
注册表事实
源数据库详情
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | kubectx |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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源数据库匹配
其他软件包管理器记录
匹配项来自外部软件包管理器索引，并与本地 Automic Vault 软件包链接分开显示。
Debian apt95%
kubectx 0.9.5-2+b10
Fast way to switch between clusters and namespaces in kubectl
https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectx
sudo apt install kubectx- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: kubectx
- 1 依赖
- 1 可选依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Kubectx
Nix95%
kubectx
nix profile install nixpkgs#kubectx- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Kubectx
Ubuntu apt95%
kubectx 0.9.5-1
Fast way to switch between clusters and namespaces in kubectl
https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectx
sudo apt install kubectx- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 依赖
- 1 可选依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Kubectx
apk95%
kubectx 0.11.0-r2
Faster way to switch between clusters and namespaces in kubectl
sudo apk add kubectx- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: kubectx
- 1 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Kubectx
apk95%
kubectx-bash-completion 0.11.0-r2
Bash completions for kubectx
sudo apk add kubectx-bash-completion- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: kubectx
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Kubectx
apk95%
kubectx-fish-completion 0.11.0-r2
Fish completions for kubectx
sudo apk add kubectx-fish-completion- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: kubectx
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Kubectx
apk95%
kubectx-zsh-completion 0.11.0-r2
Zsh completions for kubectx
sudo apk add kubectx-zsh-completion- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: kubectx
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Kubectx
pacman95%
kubectx 0.11.0-1
Utility to manage and switch between kubectl contexts and Kubernetes namespaces
https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectx
sudo pacman -S kubectx- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- 2 依赖
- 2 提供
- 1 可选依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Kubectx
zypper95%
kubectx 0.11.0-1.2
Faster way to switch between clusters and namespaces in kubectl
https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectx
sudo zypper install kubectx- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: kubectx
- 1 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Kubectx
zypper95%
kubectx-bash-completion 0.11.0-1.2
Bash Completion for kubectx
https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectx
sudo zypper install kubectx-bash-completion- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: System/Shells
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: kubectx
- 2 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Kubectx
zypper95%
kubectx-fish-completion 0.11.0-1.2
Fish Completion for kubectx
https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectx
sudo zypper install kubectx-fish-completion- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: System/Shells
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: kubectx
- 2 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Kubectx
zypper95%
kubectx-zsh-completion 0.11.0-1.2
Zsh Completion for kubectx
https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectx
sudo zypper install kubectx-zsh-completion- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: System/Shells
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: kubectx
- 2 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Kubectx
MacPorts95%
kubectx
sudo port install kubectx- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Kubectx
Chocolatey95%
kubectx
choco install kubectx- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Kubectx
Scoop95%
main/kubectx
scoop install main/kubectx- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Kubectx
winget95%
ahmetb.kubectx
winget install --id ahmetb.kubectx -e- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Kubectx
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Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
使用的来源
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment