---
name: "kubeadm-upgrade-diff"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "kubeadm"
version: "1.37.2-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kubeadm-upgrade-diff"
---

# kubeadm-upgrade-diff(1)

Show what differences would be applied to existing static pod manifests. See also: kubeadm upgrade apply --dry-run

Eric Paris Jan 2015

## NAME

kubeadm upgrade diff - Show what differences would be applied to existing static pod manifests. See also: kubeadm upgrade apply --dry-run

## SYNOPSIS

**kubeadm upgrade diff** \[OPTIONS\]

## DESCRIPTION

Show what differences would be applied to existing static pod manifests. See also: kubeadm upgrade apply --dry-run

## OPTIONS

**--config**=""\
 	Path to a kubeadm configuration file.

**-c**, **--context-lines**=3\
 	How many lines of context in the diff

**--kubeconfig**="/etc/kubernetes/admin.conf"\
 	The kubeconfig file to use when talking to the cluster. If the flag is not set, a set of standard locations can be searched for an existing kubeconfig file.

## OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

**--rootfs**=""\
 	The path to the 'real' host root filesystem. This will cause kubeadm to chroot into the provided path.

**--version**=false\
 	\--version, --version=raw prints version information and quits; --version=vX.Y.Z... sets the reported version

## SEE ALSO

**[kubeadm-upgrade(1)](/kubeadm-upgrade/1.md)**,

## HISTORY

January 2015, Originally compiled by Eric Paris (eparis at redhat dot com) based on the kubernetes source material, but hopefully they have been automatically generated since!