# switch between contexts to work on different clusters

### **Kubectl Context Alias**

If you regularly switch between contexts to work on different clusters, you can create an alias to list and set the context.

Here is the alias to list the contexts.

```plaintext
alias klist='kubectl config get-contexts -o=name'
```

You can add the following line to your `.bashrc` or `.zshrc` file, depending on the shell you use:

Create the following alias to set the context with a custom namespace.

```plaintext
kset() {
    local context="$1"
    local namespace="$2"
    kubectl config use-context "$context" --namespace "$namespace"
}
```

Here is how the aliases look in your `bashrc` or `zshrc` file.

```plaintext
alias k=kubectl

alias klist='kubectl config get-contexts -o=name'

kset() {
    local context="$1"
    local namespace="$2"
    kubectl config use-context "$context" --namespace "$namespace"
}

kdel() {
    kubectl config delete-context "$1"
}
```

Here is how you can use these aliases

1. List the contexts with **klist** command.
    
2. Set the context and namespace using the **kset** command