ctl run nginx --image=nginx --overrides='{ "apiVersion": "v1", "spec": { ... } }' # Start a busybox pod and keep it in the foreground, don't restart it if it exits kubectl run -i -t busybox --image=busybox --restart=Never # Start the nginx pod using the default command, but use custom arguments (arg1 .. argN) for that command kubectl run nginx --image=nginx -- ... # Start the nginx pod using a different command and custom arguments kubectl run nginx --image=nginx --command -- ...