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/usr/bin/k3d

Little helper to run CNCF's k3s in Docker

From k3d 5.9.0-r20 (os), captured 2026-11-07 by running k3d --help (exit 0). permalink

https://k3d.io/
k3d is a wrapper CLI that helps you to easily create k3s clusters inside docker.
Nodes of a k3d cluster are docker containers running a k3s image.
All Nodes of a k3d cluster are part of the same docker network.

Usage:
  k3d [flags]
  k3d [command]

Available Commands:
  cluster      Manage cluster(s)
  completion   Generate completion scripts for [bash, zsh, fish, powershell | psh]
  config       Work with config file(s)
  help         Help about any command
  image        Handle container images.
  kubeconfig   Manage kubeconfig(s)
  node         Manage node(s)
  registry     Manage registry/registries
  version      Show k3d and default k3s version

Flags:
  -h, --help         help for k3d
      --timestamps   Enable Log timestamps
      --trace        Enable super verbose output (trace logging)
      --verbose      Enable verbose output (debug logging)
      --version      Show k3d and default k3s version

Use "k3d [command] --help" for more information about a command.
Options (5)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h, --helphelp for k3dhelp
--timestampsEnable Log timestampshelp
--traceEnable super verbose output (trace logging)help
--verboseEnable verbose output (debug logging)help
--versionShow k3d and default k3s versionhelp

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