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Inject an ephemeral debug container into a running pod.

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Section: Debugging Pods and Containers

Add ephemeral debug container

bash
bash
kubectl debug -it web-abc123 -n payments --image=nicolaka/netshoot --target=web
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Inject an ephemeral debug container into a running pod.

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