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Monitor and Output Logs to a File in Kubernetes
You can troubleshoot broken pods quickly using the `kubectl logs` command. You can manipulate the output and save it to a file in order to capture important data. In this hands-on lab, you will be presented with a broken pod, and you must collect the logs and save them to a file in order to better understand the issue.

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Challenge
Identify the problematic pod in your cluster.
Use the following command to view all the pods in your cluster:
kubectl get pods --all-namespaces
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Collect the logs from the pod.
Use the following command to collect the logs from the pod:
kubectl logs <pod_name> -n <namespace_name>
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Output the logs to a file.
Use the following command to output the logs to a file:
kubectl logs <pod_name> -n <namespace_name> > broken-pod.log
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