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Apply a strategic/merge patch to an object.

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Section: Declarative Apply, Edit, and Replace

Patch resource

bash
bash
kubectl patch deployment web -p '{"spec":{"replicas":5}}'
Explanation

Apply a strategic/merge patch to an object.

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