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Name
kf restart - Restart each running instance of an App without downtime.
Synopsis
kf restart APP_NAME [flags]
Description
Restarting an App will replace each running instance of an App with a new one.
Instances are replaced one at a time, always ensuring that the desired number of instances are healthy. This property is upheld by running one additional instance of the App and swapping it out for an old instance.
The operation completes once all instances have been replaced.
Examples
kf restart myapp
Flags
--async
Do not wait for the action to complete on the server before returning.
-h, --help
help for restart
Inherited flags
These flags are inherited from parent commands.
--as=string
Username to impersonate for the operation.
--as-group=strings
Group to impersonate for the operation. Include this flag multiple times to specify multiple groups.
--config=string
Path to the Kf config file to use for CLI requests.
--kubeconfig=string
Path to the kubeconfig file to use for CLI requests.
--log-http
Log HTTP requests to standard error.
--space=string
Space to run the command against. This flag overrides the currently targeted Space.
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