Camel K CLI (kamel)

The Camel K command line interface, kamel, is the main entry point for running integrations on a Kubernetes cluster.

Releases of the Camel K CLI are available on:

Apache Mirrors (official): https://downloads.apache.org/camel/camel-k/
Github Releases: https://github.com/apache/camel-k/releases
Homebrew (Mac and Linux): https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/kamel

Running on macOS

Before running the CLI on macOS, it may be necessary to give adequate permissions for it to run.

It can either be done on the "Privacy & Security" panel in the System Settings or via command-line:

xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /path/to/kamel

Available Commands

Some of the most used commands are:

Table 1. Useful Commands
Name	Description	Example
`help`	Obtain the full list of available commands	`kamel help`
`run`	Run an integration on Kubernetes	`kamel run Routes.java`
`debug`	Debug a remote integration using a local debugger	`kamel debug my-integration`
`get`	Get integrations deployed on Kubernetes	`kamel get`
`log`	Print the logs of a running integration	`kamel log routes`
`delete`	Delete integrations deployed on Kubernetes	`kamel delete routes`
`bind`	Bind Kubernetes resources, such as Kamelets, in an integration flow.	`kamel bind timer-source -p "source.message=hello world" channel:mychannel`
`rebuild`	Clear the state of integrations to rebuild them.	`kamel rebuild --all`
`reset`	Reset the Camel K installation	`kamel reset`
`version`	Display client version	`kamel version`

The list above is not the full list of available commands. You can run kamel help to obtain the full list. Each command also takes the --help as option to output more information, e.g.:

$ kamel run --help

Global Flags

While each command has a dedicated set of flags, there are global flags that are available to every command:

Table 2. Global Flags
Flag	Description	Example
`--kube-config PATH`	Path to the config file to use for CLI requests	`kamel run my-route.yaml --kube-config ~/.kube/config`
`-h` or `--help`	Help for `kamel`, or the command	`kamel run --help`
`-n` or `--namespace NAME`	Namespace to use for all operations	`kamel get --namespace NAME`

For command-specific flags, run --help with the command to obtain the full list, e.g.:

$ kamel <command> --help

Modeline

Some command options in the CLI can be also specified as modeline in the source file, take a look at the Modeline section for more information.