6.10. Installing the OpenShift CLI on Linux
To manage your cluster and deploy applications from the command line, install the OpenShift CLI (oc) binary on Linux.
If you installed an earlier version of oc, you cannot use it to complete all of the commands in OpenShift Container Platform.
Download and install the new version of oc.
Procedure
- Navigate to the Download OpenShift Container Platform page on the Red Hat Customer Portal.
- Select the architecture from the Product Variant list.
- Select the appropriate version from the Version list.
- Click Download Now next to the OpenShift v4.21 Linux Clients entry and save the file.
Unpack the archive:
$ tar xvf <file>Place the
ocbinary in a directory that is on yourPATH.To check your
PATH, execute the following command:$ echo $PATH
Verification
After you install the OpenShift CLI, it is available using the
occommand:$ oc <command>