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Name
kf restart - Restart each running instance of an App without downtime
Synopsis
kf restart APP_NAME [flags]
Description
Restarting an App will replace each running instance of an App with a new one.
Instances are replaced one at a time, always ensuring that the desired number of instances are healthy. This property is upheld by running one additional instance of the App and swapping it out for an old instance.
The operation completes once all instances have been replaced.
Examples
kf restart myapp
Flags
--async
Don't wait for the action to complete on the server before returning
-h, --help
help for restart
Inherited flags
These flags are inherited from parent commands.
--config=string
Config file (default is $HOME/.kf)
--kubeconfig=string
Kubectl config file (default is $HOME/.kube/config)
--log-http
Log HTTP requests to stderr
--space=string
Space to run the command against. This overrides the currently targeted space
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