Update a kubeconfig file with appropriate credentials and endpoint information to enable kubectl calls for a specific Kubernetes cluster.
EXAMPLES
To switch to working on a specific Kubernetes cluster named 'sample', run:
gdcloud get-credentials sample
OPTIONAL FLAGS
--zone string Zone to use for this invocation. To preset the zone flag for all commands that require it, run: "gdcloud config set core/zone ZONE". The zone flag is available only in multi-zone environments.
GDCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
These flags are available to all commands: --configuration, --format, --help, --project, --quiet.
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