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Find outdated or deprecated Helm charts running in your cluster.

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A fairwinds tool to check for updated chart releases.

Usage:
  nova [flags]
  nova [command]

Available Commands:
  completion      Generate the autocompletion script for the specified shell
  find            Find out-of-date deployed releases.
  generate-config Generate a config file.
  help            Help about any command
  version         Prints the current version.

Flags:
      --alsologtostderr                   log to standard error as well as files (no effect when -logtostderr=true) (default true)
      --config string                     Config file to use. If empty, flags will be used instead
      --context string                    A context to use in the kubeconfig.
  -d, --desired-versions stringToString   A map of chart=override_version to override the helm repository when checking. (default [])
      --format string                     An output format (table, json) (default "json")
  -h, --help                              help for nova
  -a, --include-all                       Show all charts even if no latest version is found.
      --kubeconfig string                 A path to a kubeconfig file.
      --logtostderr                       log to standard error instead of files (default true)
  -n, --namespace string                  Namespace to look in. If empty, scan will be cluster-wide
      --output-file string                Path on local filesystem to write file output to
      --poll-artifacthub                  When true, polls artifacthub to match against helm releases in the cluster. If false, you must provide a url list via --url/-u. Default is true. (default true)
      --show-old                          Only show charts that are not on the latest version
  -u, --url strings                       URL for a helm chart repo
  -v, --v Level                           number for the log level verbosity
      --wide                              Output chart name and namespace

Use "nova [command] --help" for more information about a command.
Options (16)
OptionDescriptionSource
--alsologtostderrlog to standard error as well as files (no effect when -logtostderr=true) (default true)help
--config stringConfig file to use.help
--context stringA context to use in the kubeconfig.help
-d, --desired-versions stringToStringA map of chart=override_version to override the helm repository when checking.help
--format stringAn output format (table, json) (default "json")help
-h, --helphelp for novahelp
-a, --include-allShow all charts even if no latest version is found.help
--kubeconfig stringA path to a kubeconfig file.help
--logtostderrlog to standard error instead of files (default true)help
-n, --namespace stringNamespace to look in.help
--output-file stringPath on local filesystem to write file output tohelp
--poll-artifacthubWhen true, polls artifacthub to match against helm releases in the cluster.help
--show-oldOnly show charts that are not on the latest versionhelp
-u, --url stringsURL for a helm chart repohelp
-v, --v Levelnumber for the log level verbosityhelp
--wideOutput chart name and namespacehelp

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