Requires metrics-server; useful for resource-based incidents.
Section: JSONPath and Useful One-Liners
Show pod CPU and memory usage
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kubectl top pods -ALearn the surrounding workflow
Compare similar commands or jump into common fixes when this command is part of a bigger troubleshooting path.
Related commands
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List pods with restart counts
Spot frequently restarting containers quickly.
Show which node each pod runs on
Correlate pod failures with node placement.
List images used by all pods
Find image tags currently running in the cluster.
Show not-ready pods
Filter pods whose Ready condition is false or missing.