CKAD Application Deployment Practice Question
You have a Helm release named 'myapp' that was installed. You need to see all the releases in the current namespace. Which command do you run?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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helm list
helm list lists all releases in the current namespace. Option A is correct because it displays a list of all Helm releases. Option B, helm repo list, lists repositories, not releases. Option C, helm status myapp, shows status of a single release. Option D, helm get all myapp, retrieves information about a specific release.
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Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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helm list
Why this is correct
helm list queries the configured Helm storage backend (typically Secrets in the target namespace) and returns every installed release in the current namespace by default, displaying the release name, chart, app version, revision, and status. It is the standard command to enumerate releases; adding the -A or --all-namespaces flag widens the search across all namespaces.
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helm repo list
Why it's wrong here
helm repo list is misleading in this context because it only enumerates the local list of remote Helm chart repositories from which charts can be fetched, showing their names and URLs. It does not touch the cluster or provide any information about installed releases, making it entirely orthogonal to the question of listing releases like 'myapp'.
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helm status myapp
Why it's wrong here
helm status myapp reports the detailed lifecycle state of a specific release already known to exist, including the last deployment's revision, status code, and any Kubernetes resources that were created, but it requires you to provide a specific release name and shows only that one release. It cannot provide an inventory of all releases installed in the cluster.
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helm get all myapp
Why it's wrong here
helm get all myapp retrieves all cached information for a single release by name, including the rendered manifests, values, hooks, and notes, essentially dumping the raw data that Helm has stored for that one release. It is a deep inspection tool for a specific release ID, not a way to list or discover which releases exist, and it would fail if the release name were unknown.
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