Chapter 3. OpenShift Pipelines tkn reference
This section lists the basic tkn
CLI commands.
3.1. Basic syntax
tkn [command or options] [arguments…]
3.2. Global options
--help, -h
3.3. Utility commands
3.3.1. tkn
Parent command for tkn
CLI.
Example: Display all options
$ tkn
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Print shell completion code which must be evaluated to provide interactive completion. Supported shells are bash
and zsh
.
Example: Completion code for bash
shell
$ tkn completion bash
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Print version information of the tkn
CLI.
Example: Check the tkn
version
$ tkn version
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3.4.1. pipeline
Manage pipelines.
Example: Display help
$ tkn pipeline --help
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Delete a pipeline.
Example: Delete a pipeline from a namespace
$ tkn pipeline delete <pipeline_name> -n <namespace_name>
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Describe a pipeline.
Example: Describe a pipeline
$ tkn pipeline describe <pipeline_name>
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Display a list of pipelines.
Example: Display a list of pipelines
$ tkn pipeline list
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Display the logs for a specific pipeline.
Example: Stream the live logs for a pipeline
$ tkn pipeline logs -f <pipeline_name>
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Start a pipeline.
Example: Start a pipeline
$ tkn pipeline start <pipeline_name>
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3.5.1. pipelinerun
Manage pipeline runs.
Example: Display help
$ tkn pipelinerun -h
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Cancel a pipeline run.
Example: Cancel a pipeline run from a namespace
$ tkn pipelinerun cancel <pipeline_run_name> -n <namespace_name>
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Delete a pipeline run.
Example: Delete pipeline runs from a namespace
$ tkn pipelinerun delete <pipeline_run_name_1> <pipeline_run_name_2> -n <namespace_name>
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$ tkn pipelinerun delete -n <namespace_name> --keep 5 1
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Example: Delete all pipelines
$ tkn pipelinerun delete --all
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Starting with Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines 1.6, the tkn pipelinerun delete --all
command does not delete any resources that are in the running state.
3.5.4. pipelinerun describe
Describe a pipeline run.
Example: Describe a pipeline run in a namespace
$ tkn pipelinerun describe <pipeline_run_name> -n <namespace_name>
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List pipeline runs.
Example: Display a list of pipeline runs in a namespace
$ tkn pipelinerun list -n <namespace_name>
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Display the logs of a pipeline run.
Example: Display the logs of a pipeline run with all tasks and steps in a namespace
$ tkn pipelinerun logs <pipeline_run_name> -a -n <namespace_name>
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3.6.1. task
Manage tasks.
Example: Display help
$ tkn task -h
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Delete a task.
Example: Delete tasks from a namespace
$ tkn task delete <task_name_1> <task_name_2> -n <namespace_name>
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Describe a task.
Example: Describe a task in a namespace
$ tkn task describe <task_name> -n <namespace_name>
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List tasks.
Example: List all the tasks in a namespace
$ tkn task list -n <namespace_name>
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Start a task.
Example: Start a task in a namespace
$ tkn task start <task_name> -s <service_account_name> -n <namespace_name>
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3.7.1. taskrun
Manage task runs.
Example: Display help
$ tkn taskrun -h
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Cancel a task run.
Example: Cancel a task run from a namespace
$ tkn taskrun cancel <task_run_name> -n <namespace_name>
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Delete a TaskRun.
Example: Delete task runs from a namespace
$ tkn taskrun delete <task_run_name_1> <task_run_name_2> -n <namespace_name>
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$ tkn taskrun delete -n <namespace_name> --keep 5 1
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3.7.4. taskrun describe
Describe a task run.
Example: Describe a task run in a namespace
$ tkn taskrun describe <task_run_name> -n <namespace_name>
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List task runs.
Example: List all the task runs in a namespace
$ tkn taskrun list -n <namespace_name>
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Display task run logs.
Example: Display live logs for a task run in a namespace
$ tkn taskrun logs -f <task_run_name> -n <namespace_name>
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3.8.1. resource
Manage Pipeline Resources.
Example: Display help
$ tkn resource -h
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Create a Pipeline Resource.
Example: Create a Pipeline Resource in a namespace
$ tkn resource create -n myspace
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3.8.3. resource delete
Delete a Pipeline Resource.
Example: Delete the myresource
Pipeline Resource from a namespace
$ tkn resource delete myresource -n myspace
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Describe a Pipeline Resource.
Example: Describe the myresource
Pipeline Resource
$ tkn resource describe myresource -n myspace
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List Pipeline Resources.
Example: List all Pipeline Resources in a namespace
$ tkn resource list -n myspace
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In Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines 1.10, ClusterTask functionality of the tkn
command line utility is deprecated and is planned to be removed in a future release.
3.9.1. clustertask
Manage ClusterTasks.
Example: Display help
$ tkn clustertask --help
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Delete a ClusterTask resource in a cluster.
Example: Delete mytask1
and mytask2
ClusterTasks
$ tkn clustertask delete mytask1 mytask2
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Describe a ClusterTask.
Example: Describe the mytask
ClusterTask
$ tkn clustertask describe mytask1
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List ClusterTasks.
Example: List ClusterTasks
$ tkn clustertask list
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Start ClusterTasks.
Example: Start the mytask
ClusterTask
$ tkn clustertask start mytask
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3.10.1. eventlistener
Manage EventListeners.
Example: Display help
$ tkn eventlistener -h
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Delete an EventListener.
Example: Delete mylistener1
and mylistener2
EventListeners in a namespace
$ tkn eventlistener delete mylistener1 mylistener2 -n myspace
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Describe an EventListener.
Example: Describe the mylistener
EventListener in a namespace
$ tkn eventlistener describe mylistener -n myspace
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List EventListeners.
Example: List all the EventListeners in a namespace
$ tkn eventlistener list -n myspace
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Display logs of an EventListener.
Example: Display the logs of the mylistener
EventListener in a namespace
$ tkn eventlistener logs mylistener -n myspace
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Manage TriggerBindings.
Example: Display TriggerBindings help
$ tkn triggerbinding -h
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Delete a TriggerBinding.
Example: Delete mybinding1
and mybinding2
TriggerBindings in a namespace
$ tkn triggerbinding delete mybinding1 mybinding2 -n myspace
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Describe a TriggerBinding.
Example: Describe the mybinding
TriggerBinding in a namespace
$ tkn triggerbinding describe mybinding -n myspace
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List TriggerBindings.
Example: List all the TriggerBindings in a namespace
$ tkn triggerbinding list -n myspace
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Manage TriggerTemplates.
Example: Display TriggerTemplate help
$ tkn triggertemplate -h
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Delete a TriggerTemplate.
Example: Delete mytemplate1
and mytemplate2
TriggerTemplates in a namespace
$ tkn triggertemplate delete mytemplate1 mytemplate2 -n `myspace`
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Describe a TriggerTemplate.
Example: Describe the mytemplate
TriggerTemplate in a namespace
$ tkn triggertemplate describe mytemplate -n `myspace`
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List TriggerTemplates.
Example: List all the TriggerTemplates in a namespace
$ tkn triggertemplate list -n myspace
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Manage ClusterTriggerBindings.
Example: Display ClusterTriggerBindings help
$ tkn clustertriggerbinding -h
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Delete a ClusterTriggerBinding.
Example: Delete myclusterbinding1
and myclusterbinding2
ClusterTriggerBindings
$ tkn clustertriggerbinding delete myclusterbinding1 myclusterbinding2
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Describe a ClusterTriggerBinding.
Example: Describe the myclusterbinding
ClusterTriggerBinding
$ tkn clustertriggerbinding describe myclusterbinding
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List ClusterTriggerBindings.
Example: List all ClusterTriggerBindings
$ tkn clustertriggerbinding list
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Interact with Tekton Hub for resources such as tasks and pipelines.
3.11.1. hub
Interact with hub.
Example: Display help
$ tkn hub -h
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$ tkn hub --api-server https://api.hub.tekton.dev
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For each example, to get the corresponding sub-commands and flags, run tkn hub <command> --help
.
3.11.2. hub downgrade
Downgrade an installed resource.
Example: Downgrade the mytask
task in the mynamespace
namespace to it’s older version
$ tkn hub downgrade task mytask --to version -n mynamespace
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Get a resource manifest by its name, kind, catalog, and version.
Example: Get the manifest for a specific version of the myresource
pipeline or task from the tekton
catalog
$ tkn hub get [pipeline | task] myresource --from tekton --version version
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Display information about a resource by its name, kind, catalog, and version.
Example: Display information about a specific version of the mytask
task from the tekton
catalog
$ tkn hub info task mytask --from tekton --version version
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Install a resource from a catalog by its kind, name, and version.
Example: Install a specific version of the mytask
task from the tekton
catalog in the mynamespace
namespace
$ tkn hub install task mytask --from tekton --version version -n mynamespace
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Reinstall a resource by its kind and name.
Example: Reinstall a specific version of the mytask
task from the tekton
catalog in the mynamespace
namespace
$ tkn hub reinstall task mytask --from tekton --version version -n mynamespace
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Search a resource by a combination of name, kind, and tags.
Example: Search a resource with a tag cli
$ tkn hub search --tags cli
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Upgrade an installed resource.
Example: Upgrade the installed mytask
task in the mynamespace
namespace to a new version
$ tkn hub upgrade task mytask --to version -n mynamespace
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