I'm using Mac OS for development environment.
If I install minikube, the kubectl will use the local cluster made by minikube as a default option. I found I can use kubectl command with minikube prefix - just like below:
$ minikube kubectl get podsSo I tried it, and kubectl download process began. So I can get that the kubectl in my Mac and the kubectl in minikube is not identical. But what does thie mean?
It's just a wrapper for kubectl, downloading it when not installed, otherwise executing the client.
See the command with '--help' below.
$ minikube kubectl --help
Run the kubernetes client, download it if necessary.
Usage: minikube kubectl [flags]
Flags: -h, --help help for kubectl
Global Flags:
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