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/usr/bin/linkerd-extension-init

A utility for initializing Linkerd extension namespaces after installation

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Add metadata to extension namespaces

The added metadata is used by the Linkerd CLI to recognize the extensions installed in the cluster. Note that this is only required when installing extensions via Helm.

Usage: linkerd-extension-init [OPTIONS] --extension <EXTENSION> --namespace <NAMESPACE> --linkerd-namespace <LINKERD_NAMESPACE>

Options:
      --log-level <LOG_LEVEL>
          [env: LINKERD_NS_LABELER_LOG_LEVEL=]
          [default: info]

      --log-format <LOG_FORMAT>
          [env: LINKERD_NS_LABELER_LOG_FORMAT=]
          [default: plain]

      --extension <EXTENSION>
          Extension name (e.g. viz, multicluster, jaeger)

  -n, --namespace <NAMESPACE>
          Namespace where the extension is installed

      --linkerd-namespace <LINKERD_NAMESPACE>
          Namespace where the Linkerd control-plane is installed

      --prometheus-url <PROMETHEUS_URL>
          URL of external Prometheus instance, if any (only used by the viz extension)

  -h, --help
          Print help (see a summary with '-h')

  -V, --version
          Print version
Options (8)
OptionDescriptionSource
--log-level LOG_LEVEL[env: LINKERD_NS_LABELER_LOG_LEVEL=] [default: info]help
--log-format LOG_FORMAT[env: LINKERD_NS_LABELER_LOG_FORMAT=] [default: plain]help
--extension EXTENSIONExtension name (e.g. viz, multicluster, jaeger)help
-n, --namespace NAMESPACENamespace where the extension is installedhelp
--linkerd-namespace LINKERD_NAMESPACENamespace where the Linkerd control-plane is installedhelp
--prometheus-url PROMETHEUS_URLURL of external Prometheus instance, if any (only used by the viz extension)help
-h, --helpPrint help (see a summary with '-h')help
-V, --versionPrint versionhelp

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