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## Using `kubectl` in Reusable Scripts

If you need stable output in a script, you should:
For a stable output in a script:

* Request one of the machine-oriented output forms, such as `-o name`, `-o json`, `-o yaml`, `-o go-template`, or `-o jsonpath`
* Specify `--output-version`, since those output forms (other than `-o name`) output the resource using a particular API version
* Specify `--generator` to pin to a specific behavior forever, if using generator-based commands (such as `kubectl run` or `kubectl expose`)
* Don't rely on context, preferences, or other implicit state
* Specify `--output-version`, because the output forms use a particular API version to output the resource with the exception of `-o name` output form
* Specify `--generator` to pin to a specific behavior forever when you use generator-based commands such as `kubectl run` or `kubectl expose`
* Don't rely on context, preferences, or other implicit states.

## Best Practices

### `kubectl run`

In order for `kubectl run` to satisfy infrastructure as code:
For `kubectl run` to satisfy infrastructure as code:

* Always tag your image with a version-specific tag and don't move that tag to a new version. For example, use `:v1234`, `v1.2.3`, `r03062016-1-4`, rather than `:latest` (see [Best Practices for Configuration](/docs/concepts/configuration/overview/#container-images) for more information).
* If the image is lightly parameterized, capture the parameters in a checked-in script, or at least use `--record` to annotate the created objects with the command line.
* If the image is heavily parameterized, definitely check in the script.
* If features are needed that are not expressible via `kubectl run` flags, switch to configuration files checked into source control.
* Tag the image with a version-specific tag and don't move that tag to a new version. For example, use `:v1234`, `v1.2.3`, `r03062016-1-4`, rather than `:latest` (For more information, see [Best Practices for Configuration](/docs/concepts/configuration/overview/#container-images)).
* Capture the parameters in a checked-in script, or at least use `--record` to annotate the created objects with the command line for an image that is lightly parameterized.
* Check in the script for an image that is heavily parameterized.
* Switch to configuration files checked into source control for features that are needed, but not expressible via `kubectl run` flags.
* Pin to a specific [generator](#generators) version, such as `kubectl run --generator=deployment/v1beta1`.

#### Generators

`kubectl run` allows you to generate the following resources (using `--generator` flag):
You can generate the following resources in `kubectl run`using `--generator` flag:

* Pod - use `run-pod/v1`.
* Replication controller - use `run/v1`.
* Deployment, using `extensions/v1beta1` endpoint - use `deployment/v1beta1` (default).
* Deployment, using `apps/v1beta1` endpoint - use `deployment/apps.v1beta1` (recommended).
* Deployment - use `extensions/v1beta1` and for an endpoint - use `deployment/v1beta1` (default).
* Deployment - use `apps/v1beta1` and for an endpoint - use `deployment/apps.v1beta1` (recommended).
* Job - use `job/v1`.
* CronJob - using `batch/v1beta1` endpoint - use `cronjob/v1beta1`(default).
* CronJob - using `batch/v2alpha1` endpoint - use `cronjob/v2alpha1` (deprecated).
* CronJob - use `batch/v1beta1`and for an endpoint - use `cronjob/v1beta1`(default).
* CronJob - use`batch/v2alpha1` and for an endpoint - use `cronjob/v2alpha1` (deprecated).

Additionally, if you didn't specify a generator flag, other flags will suggest using
a specific generator. Below table shows which flags force using specific generators,
depending on your cluster version:
If you do not specify a generator flag, other flags prompt you to use a specific generator. The following table lists the flags that force you to use specific generators, depending on the version of the cluster:

| Generated Resource | Cluster v1.4 and later | Cluster v1.3 | Cluster v1.2 | Cluster v1.1 and earlier |
|:----------------------:|------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
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| Job | `--restart=OnFailure` | `--restart=OnFailure` | `--restart=OnFailure` OR `--restart=Never` | N/A |
| Cron Job | `--schedule=<cron>` | N/A | N/A | N/A |

Note that these flags will use a default generator only when you have not specified
any flag. This also means that combining `--generator` with other flags won't
change the generator you specified. For example, in a 1.4 cluster, if you specify
`--restart=Always`, a Deployment will be created; if you specify `--restart=Always`
and `--generator=run/v1`, a Replication Controller will be created instead.
This becomes handy if you want to pin to a specific behavior with the generator,
even when the defaulted generator is changed in the future.
**Note:** These flags use a default generator only when you have not specified
any flag. This means that when you combine `--generator` with other flags the generator that you specified later does not change. For example, in a cluster v1.4, if you initially specify
`--restart=Always`, a Deployment is created; if you later specify `--restart=Always`
and `--generator=run/v1`, a Replication Controller is created.
This enables you to pin to a specific behavior with the generator,
even when the default generator is changed later.

Finally, the order in which flags set the generator is: schedule flag has the highest
priority, then restart policy and finally the generator itself.
The flags set the generator in the following order: first the schedule flag then restart policy and finally the generator.

If in doubt about the final resource being created, you can always use `--dry-run`
flag, which will provide the object to be submitted to the cluster.
To check the final resource that was created, use `--dry-run`
flag, which provides the object to be submitted to the cluster.


### `kubectl apply`

* To use `kubectl apply` to update resources, always create resources initially with `kubectl apply` or with `--save-config`. See [managing resources with kubectl apply](/docs/concepts/cluster-administration/manage-deployment/#kubectl-apply) for the reason behind it.
* When you use `kubectl apply` to update resources, always create resources initially using `kubectl apply` or using `--save-config`. See [managing resources with kubectl apply](/docs/concepts/cluster-administration/manage-deployment/#kubectl-apply) for more information.

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