stern

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    "kubectl logs",
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  "github_last_commit_at": "2026-06-18T22:29:55Z",
  "github_readme_excerpt": "[![Build](https://github.com/stern/stern/workflows/CI/badge.svg)](https://github.com/stern/stern/actions?query=workflow%3ACI+branch%3Amaster)\n# stern\n\n*Fork of discontinued [wercker/stern](https://github.com/wercker/stern)*\n\nStern allows you to `tail` multiple pods on Kubernetes and multiple containers\nwithin the pod. Each result is color coded for quicker debugging.\n\nThe query is a regular expression or a Kubernetes resource in the form\n `\u003cresource\u003e/\u003cname\u003e` so the pod name can easily be filtered and\nyou don\u0027t need to specify the exact id (for instance omitting the deployment\nid). If a pod is deleted it gets removed from tail and if a new pod is added it\nautomatically gets tailed.\n\nWhen a pod contains multiple containers Stern can tail all of them too without\nhaving to do this manually for each one. Simply specify the `container` flag to\nlimit what containers to show. By default all containers are listened to.\n\n## Installation\n\n### Download binary\n\nDownload a [binary release](https://github.com/stern/stern/releases)\n\n### Build from source\n\n```\ngo install github.com/stern/stern@latest\n```\n\n### asdf (Linux/macOS)\n\nIf you use [asdf](https://asdf-vm.com/), you can install like this:\n```\nasdf plugin add stern\nasdf install stern latest\n```\n\n### Homebrew (Linux/macOS)\n\nIf you use [Homebrew](https://brew.sh), you can install like this:\n```\nbrew install stern\n```\n\n### Krew (Linux/macOS/Windows)\n\nIf you use [Krew](https://krew.sigs.k8s.io/) which is the package manager for kubectl plugins, you can install like this:\n```\nkubectl krew install stern\n```\n\n### WinGet (Windows)\n\nIf you\u0027re running on Windows, usually the actual best way is to use [WinGet](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli) to install which is Windows\u0027 built-in package manager, you can install like this:\n```\nwinget install stern.stern\n```\n\n## Usage\n\n```\nstern pod-query [flags]\n```\n\nThe `pod-query` is a regular expression or a Kubernetes resource in the form `\u003cresource\u003e/\u003cname\u003e`.\n\nThe query is a regular expressio",
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  "one_liner": "Go CLI for tailing logs from multiple Kubernetes pods and containers with color-coding and regex filtering.",
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  "why_use_this": "Essential for Kubernetes debugging \u2014 tail multiple pod logs in parallel with automatic filtering by pod name regex or resource selector, and watch new/deleted pods update in real time. Handles multi-container pods seamlessly without manual setup. A maintained fork of the original wercker/stern."
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