Editing Kubernetes Secrets Inline

# Grab the existing secretkubectl get secret some-secret -o yaml > some-secret.yaml# Grab the existing secretkubectl get secret some-secret \  -o jsonpath='{ .data.secret }' \  | base64 -D > thesecert.txt# Edit the secretvim thesecret.txt# Grab the new secret and put it into the secret file# and apply it to the clustercat thesecret.txt | base64 | pbcopyvim some-secret.yaml # paste in your b64 encoded secretkubectl apply -f some-secret.yaml

kubectl edit secret some-secret# navigate to the base64 encoded secret# place your cursor on the space between the ":"# and the first character of the secret# hit `r <enter>` this replaces the space with a # new line# move your cursor down one line to the secret# in the command prompt `:. ! base64 -D`# Edit your secret# in the command prompt `:. ! base64`# Join the lines by moving back up the secret key# and hitting `J`# Then write quit `:wq`# you should see this as output# `secret/some-secret edited`