Revert "feat(helm): adding kubeconfig flag"

This reverts commit 371ff8f2.

cmd/helm/helm.go

@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func prettyError(err error) error {
 
 // configForContext creates a Kubernetes REST client configuration for a given kubeconfig context.
 func configForContext(context string) (*rest.Config, error) {
-	config, err := kube.GetConfig(context, settings.KubeConfig).ClientConfig()
+	config, err := kube.GetConfig(context).ClientConfig()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not get Kubernetes config for context %q: %s", context, err)
 	}

cmd/helm/install.go

@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ func generateName(nameTemplate string) (string, error) {
 }
 
 func defaultNamespace() string {
-	if ns, _, err := kube.GetConfig(settings.KubeContext, settings.KubeConfig).Namespace(); err == nil {
+	if ns, _, err := kube.GetConfig(settings.KubeContext).Namespace(); err == nil {
 		return ns
 	}
 	return "default"

docs/helm/helm.md

@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ Environment:
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
@@ -68,4 +67,4 @@ Environment:
 * [helm verify](helm_verify.md)	 - verify that a chart at the given path has been signed and is valid
 * [helm version](helm_version.md)	 - print the client/server version information
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_completion.md

@@ -28,11 +28,10 @@ helm completion SHELL
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm](helm.md)	 - The Helm package manager for Kubernetes.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_create.md

@@ -47,11 +47,10 @@ helm create NAME
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm](helm.md)	 - The Helm package manager for Kubernetes.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_delete.md

@@ -38,11 +38,10 @@ helm delete [flags] RELEASE_NAME [...]
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm](helm.md)	 - The Helm package manager for Kubernetes.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_dependency.md

@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ for this case.
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
@@ -71,4 +70,4 @@ for this case.
 * [helm dependency list](helm_dependency_list.md)	 - list the dependencies for the given chart
 * [helm dependency update](helm_dependency_update.md)	 - update charts/ based on the contents of requirements.yaml
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_dependency_build.md

@@ -34,11 +34,10 @@ helm dependency build [flags] CHART
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm dependency](helm_dependency.md)	 - manage a chart's dependencies
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_dependency_list.md

@@ -26,11 +26,10 @@ helm dependency list [flags] CHART
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm dependency](helm_dependency.md)	 - manage a chart's dependencies
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_dependency_update.md

@@ -39,11 +39,10 @@ helm dependency update [flags] CHART
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm dependency](helm_dependency.md)	 - manage a chart's dependencies
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_fetch.md

@@ -48,11 +48,10 @@ helm fetch [flags] [chart URL | repo/chartname] [...]
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm](helm.md)	 - The Helm package manager for Kubernetes.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_get.md

@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ helm get [flags] RELEASE_NAME
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
@@ -50,4 +49,4 @@ helm get [flags] RELEASE_NAME
 * [helm get manifest](helm_get_manifest.md)	 - download the manifest for a named release
 * [helm get values](helm_get_values.md)	 - download the values file for a named release
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_get_hooks.md

@@ -33,11 +33,10 @@ helm get hooks [flags] RELEASE_NAME
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm get](helm_get.md)	 - download a named release
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 15-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_get_manifest.md

@@ -35,11 +35,10 @@ helm get manifest [flags] RELEASE_NAME
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm get](helm_get.md)	 - download a named release
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 15-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_get_values.md

@@ -32,11 +32,10 @@ helm get values [flags] RELEASE_NAME
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm get](helm_get.md)	 - download a named release
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 15-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_history.md

@@ -44,11 +44,10 @@ helm history [flags] RELEASE_NAME
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm](helm.md)	 - The Helm package manager for Kubernetes.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 10-Jan-2018
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_home.md

@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@ helm home
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm](helm.md)	 - The Helm package manager for Kubernetes.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_init.md

@@ -63,11 +63,10 @@ helm init
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm](helm.md)	 - The Helm package manager for Kubernetes.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 9-Jan-2018
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_inspect.md

@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ helm inspect [CHART]
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
@@ -44,4 +43,4 @@ helm inspect [CHART]
 * [helm inspect chart](helm_inspect_chart.md)	 - shows inspect chart
 * [helm inspect values](helm_inspect_values.md)	 - shows inspect values
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_inspect_chart.md

@@ -33,11 +33,10 @@ helm inspect chart [CHART]
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm inspect](helm_inspect.md)	 - inspect a chart
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_inspect_values.md

@@ -33,11 +33,10 @@ helm inspect values [CHART]
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm inspect](helm_inspect.md)	 - inspect a chart
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_install.md

@@ -102,11 +102,10 @@ helm install [CHART]
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm](helm.md)	 - The Helm package manager for Kubernetes.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 23-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_lint.md

@@ -34,11 +34,10 @@ helm lint [flags] PATH
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm](helm.md)	 - The Helm package manager for Kubernetes.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_list.md

@@ -66,11 +66,10 @@ helm list [flags] [FILTER]
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm](helm.md)	 - The Helm package manager for Kubernetes.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 10-Jan-2018
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_package.md

@@ -40,11 +40,10 @@ helm package [flags] [CHART_PATH] [...]
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm](helm.md)	 - The Helm package manager for Kubernetes.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 24-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_plugin.md

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ Manage client-side Helm plugins.
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
@@ -27,4 +26,4 @@ Manage client-side Helm plugins.
 * [helm plugin remove](helm_plugin_remove.md)	 - remove one or more Helm plugins
 * [helm plugin update](helm_plugin_update.md)	 - update one or more Helm plugins
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_plugin_install.md

@@ -29,11 +29,10 @@ helm plugin install [options] <path|url>...
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm plugin](helm_plugin.md)	 - add, list, or remove Helm plugins
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 20-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_plugin_list.md

@@ -18,11 +18,10 @@ helm plugin list
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm plugin](helm_plugin.md)	 - add, list, or remove Helm plugins
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_plugin_remove.md

@@ -18,11 +18,10 @@ helm plugin remove <plugin>...
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm plugin](helm_plugin.md)	 - add, list, or remove Helm plugins
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_plugin_update.md

@@ -18,11 +18,10 @@ helm plugin update <plugin>...
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm plugin](helm_plugin.md)	 - add, list, or remove Helm plugins
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_repo.md

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ Example usage:
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
@@ -32,4 +31,4 @@ Example usage:
 * [helm repo remove](helm_repo_remove.md)	 - remove a chart repository
 * [helm repo update](helm_repo_update.md)	 - update information of available charts locally from chart repositories
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_repo_add.md

@@ -27,11 +27,10 @@ helm repo add [flags] [NAME] [URL]
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm repo](helm_repo.md)	 - add, list, remove, update, and index chart repositories
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_repo_index.md

@@ -34,11 +34,10 @@ helm repo index [flags] [DIR]
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm repo](helm_repo.md)	 - add, list, remove, update, and index chart repositories
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_repo_list.md

@@ -18,11 +18,10 @@ helm repo list [flags]
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm repo](helm_repo.md)	 - add, list, remove, update, and index chart repositories
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_repo_remove.md

@@ -18,11 +18,10 @@ helm repo remove [flags] [NAME]
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm repo](helm_repo.md)	 - add, list, remove, update, and index chart repositories
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_repo_update.md

@@ -24,11 +24,10 @@ helm repo update
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm repo](helm_repo.md)	 - add, list, remove, update, and index chart repositories
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_reset.md

@@ -34,11 +34,10 @@ helm reset
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm](helm.md)	 - The Helm package manager for Kubernetes.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_rollback.md

@@ -40,11 +40,10 @@ helm rollback [flags] [RELEASE] [REVISION]
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm](helm.md)	 - The Helm package manager for Kubernetes.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_search.md

@@ -31,11 +31,10 @@ helm search [keyword]
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm](helm.md)	 - The Helm package manager for Kubernetes.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_serve.md

@@ -39,11 +39,10 @@ helm serve
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm](helm.md)	 - The Helm package manager for Kubernetes.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_status.md

@@ -39,11 +39,10 @@ helm status [flags] RELEASE_NAME
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm](helm.md)	 - The Helm package manager for Kubernetes.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 12-Dec-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_template.md

@@ -43,11 +43,10 @@ helm template [flags] CHART
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm](helm.md)	 - The Helm package manager for Kubernetes.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 17-Jan-2018
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_test.md

@@ -35,11 +35,10 @@ helm test [RELEASE]
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm](helm.md)	 - The Helm package manager for Kubernetes.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_upgrade.md

@@ -70,11 +70,10 @@ helm upgrade [RELEASE] [CHART]
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm](helm.md)	 - The Helm package manager for Kubernetes.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_verify.md

@@ -33,11 +33,10 @@ helm verify [flags] PATH
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm](helm.md)	 - The Helm package manager for Kubernetes.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

docs/helm/helm_version.md

@@ -47,11 +47,10 @@ helm version
       --home string               location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "~/.helm")
       --host string               address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
       --kube-context string       name of the kubeconfig context to use
-      --kubeconfig string         path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG
       --tiller-namespace string   namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
 ```
 
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [helm](helm.md)	 - The Helm package manager for Kubernetes.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 7-Nov-2017
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Jan-2018

pkg/helm/environment/environment.go

@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ type EnvSettings struct {
 	Debug bool
 	// KubeContext is the name of the kubeconfig context.
 	KubeContext string
-	// KubeConfig is the name of the kubeconfig file.
-	KubeConfig string
 }
 
 // AddFlags binds flags to the given flagset.
@@ -56,7 +54,6 @@ func (s *EnvSettings) AddFlags(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	fs.StringVar((*string)(&s.Home), "home", DefaultHelmHome, "location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME")
 	fs.StringVar(&s.TillerHost, "host", "", "address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST")
 	fs.StringVar(&s.KubeContext, "kube-context", "", "name of the kubeconfig context to use")
-	fs.StringVar(&s.KubeConfig, "kubeconfig", "", "path to kubeconfig file. Overrides $KUBECONFIG")
 	fs.BoolVar(&s.Debug, "debug", false, "enable verbose output")
 	fs.StringVar(&s.TillerNamespace, "tiller-namespace", "kube-system", "namespace of Tiller")
 }
@@ -81,7 +78,6 @@ var envMap = map[string]string{
 	"debug":            "HELM_DEBUG",
 	"home":             "HELM_HOME",
 	"host":             "HELM_HOST",
-	"kubeconfig":       "KUBECONFIG",
 	"tiller-namespace": "TILLER_NAMESPACE",
 }
 

pkg/kube/config.go

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package kube // import "k8s.io/helm/pkg/kube"
 import "k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
 
 // GetConfig returns a Kubernetes client config for a given context.
-func GetConfig(context string, kubeconfig string) clientcmd.ClientConfig {
+func GetConfig(context string) clientcmd.ClientConfig {
 	rules := clientcmd.NewDefaultClientConfigLoadingRules()
 	rules.DefaultClientConfig = &clientcmd.DefaultClientConfig
 
@@ -28,10 +28,5 @@ func GetConfig(context string, kubeconfig string) clientcmd.ClientConfig {
 	if context != "" {
 		overrides.CurrentContext = context
 	}
-
-	if kubeconfig != "" {
-		rules.ExplicitPath = kubeconfig
-	}
-
 	return clientcmd.NewNonInteractiveDeferredLoadingClientConfig(rules, overrides)
 }