chart/docs/common/values/command-args.md

Command / Args

Key	Type	Helm Template	Default	Description
command	list/string	Yes	[]	command
args	list/string	Yes	[]	args
extraArgs	list/string	Yes	[]	extraArgs

command

Overrides the entrypoint of the container

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Can be defined in:

• .Values.command
• .Values.lifecycle.preStop.command
• .Values.lifecycle.postStart.command
• .Values.probes.[probe-name].exec.command
• .Values.initContainers.[container-name].command
• .Values.systemContainers.[container-name].command
• .Values.installContainers.[container-name].command
• .Values.upgradeContainers.[container-name].command
• .Values.additionalContainers.[container-name].command
• .Values.additionalContainers.[container-name].lifecycle.preStop.command
• .Values.additionalContainers.[container-name].lifecycle.postStart.command
• .Values.jobs.[job-name].podSpec.containers.[container-name].[container-name].command

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Examples:

# String / Single command
command: ./custom-script.sh
# String / Single command (tpl)
command: "{{ .Values.customCommand }}"

# List
command:
  - /bin/sh
  - -c
  - |
    echo "Doing things..."
# List (tpl)
command:
  - /path/to/executable
  - --port
  - "{{ .Values.service.main.ports.main.port }}"

---

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args

Specify a single or a list of arguments for the entrypoint of the container.

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Can be defined in:

• .Values.args
• .Values.additionalContainers.[container-name].args
• .Values.initContainers.[container-name].args
• .Values.installContainers.[container-name].args
• .Values.upgradeContainers.[container-name].args
• .Values.systemContainers.[container-name].args
• .Values.jobs.[job-name].podSpec.containers.[container-name].[container-name].args

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Examples:

# String / Single args
args: worker
# String / Single arg (tpl)
arg: "{{ .Values.mode }}"

# List
arg:
  - --port
  - 8080
# List (tpl)
arg:
  - --port
  - "{{ .Values.service.main.ports.main.port }}"

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extraArgs

Specify a single or a list of arguments that will be appended to args This is useful for exposing it on SCALE GUI, so users can append arguments on top of the ones defined from the chart developer

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Can be defined in:

• .Values.extraArgs
• .Values.additionalContainers.[container-name].extraArgs
• .Values.initContainers.[container-name].extraArgs
• .Values.installContainers.[container-name].extraArgs
• .Values.upgradeContainers.[container-name].extraArgs
• .Values.systemContainers.[container-name].extraArgs
• .Values.jobs.[job-name].podSpec.containers.[container-name].[container-name].extraArgs

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Examples:

# String / Single args
extraArgs: some_extra_arg
# String / Single arg (tpl)
extraArgs: "{{ .Values.some_key }}"

# List
extraArgs:
  - --photos_path
  - /path/to/photos
# List (tpl)
extraArgs:
  - --photos_path
  - "{{ .Values.persistence.photos.mountPath }}"

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Kubernetes Documentation:

• Command / Args