---
title: cmctl CLI reference
description: "cert-manager cmctl CLI documentation"
---
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kubectl cert-manager is a CLI tool manage and configure cert-manager resources for Kubernetes

Usage:
  kubectl cert-manager [command]

Available Commands:
  approve      Approve a CertificateRequest
  check        Check cert-manager components
  completion   generate the autocompletion script for the specified shell
  convert      Convert cert-manager config files between different API versions
  create       Create cert-manager resources
  deny         Deny a CertificateRequest
  experimental Interact with experimental features
  help         Help about any command
  inspect      Get details on certificate related resources
  renew        Mark a Certificate for manual renewal
  status       Get details on current status of cert-manager resources
  version      Print the cert-manager kubectl plugin version and the deployed cert-manager version

Flags:
      --as string                      Username to impersonate for the operation
      --as-group stringArray           Group to impersonate for the operation, this flag can be repeated to specify multiple groups.
      --cache-dir string               Default cache directory (default "/home/ashley/.kube/cache")
      --certificate-authority string   Path to a cert file for the certificate authority
      --client-certificate string      Path to a client certificate file for TLS
      --client-key string              Path to a client key file for TLS
      --cluster string                 The name of the kubeconfig cluster to use
      --context string                 The name of the kubeconfig context to use
  -h, --help                           help for cert-manager
      --insecure-skip-tls-verify       If true, the server's certificate will not be checked for validity. This will make your HTTPS connections insecure
      --kubeconfig string              Path to the kubeconfig file to use for CLI requests.
      --log-flush-frequency duration   Maximum number of seconds between log flushes (default 5s)
      --match-server-version           Require server version to match client version
  -n, --namespace string               If present, the namespace scope for this CLI request
      --request-timeout string         The length of time to wait before giving up on a single server request. Non-zero values should contain a corresponding time unit (e.g. 1s, 2m, 3h). A value of zero means don't timeout requests. (default "0")
  -s, --server string                  The address and port of the Kubernetes API server
      --tls-server-name string         Server name to use for server certificate validation. If it is not provided, the hostname used to contact the server is used
      --token string                   Bearer token for authentication to the API server
      --user string                    The name of the kubeconfig user to use

Use "kubectl cert-manager [command] --help" for more information about a command.
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