Flags Reference

kubectl-audit uses standard kubectl configuration for context, namespace, and kubeconfig. All global flags accepted by kubectl (e.g., --kubeconfig, --context, -n) apply.

Global flags (all subcommands)

Flag	Default	Description
--context	current context	Kubeconfig context to use
--kubeconfig	~/.kube/config	Path to kubeconfig file
-n, --namespace	current namespace	Target namespace for namespaced resources
-o, --output	table	Output format (see Output Formats)
-v, --v	0	Log verbosity level

Namespace flags

Flag	Short	Description
--all-namespaces	-A	List across all namespaces (namespaced subcommands only)
--namespace	-n	Target a specific namespace

Selector flag

Flag	Short	Description
--selector	-l	Label selector (e.g., app=web, env in (prod,staging))

For containers: applies to the Pod list. For service: applies to the Service list. For deploy: applies to the Deployment list.

Version

Flag	Description
--version	Print plugin version (release tag, commit, and build date when embedded at build time)

containers-specific flag

Flag	Short	Description
--pod	-p	Filter to an exact pod metadata.name

Getting help

kubectl audit --help
kubectl audit --version
kubectl audit <subcommand> --help