Add a --kubeconfig argument

[kastl-ars]

Proposal

Many other tools including kubectl support specifying a kubeconfig file to be used when connecting to the cluster with a --kubeconfig`` flag or argument. So they work without having a~/.kube/configfile present (orKUBECONFIG` variable set to a file path).

If I am not mistaken, the cilium CLI does not support such an argument? Only a context can be given, from what I found.

As I am working with many different clusters, it would be nice if the cilium CLI supported such a flag. This makes switching between clusters a lot easier. Maybe others find that useful, too.

Kind Regards, Johannes

[michi-covalent]

hi @kastl-ars 👋 there is --context flag you can use to specify the kubectl context name returned from kubectl config get-contexts.

[kastl-ars]

hi @kastl-ars 👋 there is --context flag you can use to specify the kubectl context name returned from kubectl config get-contexts.

Thanks for the reply, Michi. But that only works if I have a kubeconfig in ~/.kube/config or the KUBECONFIG variable set.

Which is exactly what I would like to avoid by having a --kubeconfig flag...

[michi-covalent]

ah yeah that makes sense, sorry i didn't read you original description carefully 👍

[kastl-ars]

ah yeah that makes sense, sorry i didn't read you original description carefully 👍

No problem, always better to ask questions than to misunderstand something. :-)

[ldlb9527]

If necessary, I have submitted a PR: Add a --kubeconfig argument