crictl is a command-line interface for CRI-compatible container runtimes. You can use it to inspect and debug container runtimes and applications on a Kubernetes node. crictl and its source are hosted in the cri-tools repository. Before you begincrictl requires a Linux operating system with a CRI runtime. Installing crictlYou can download a compressed archive crictl from the cri-tools release page
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