# Introduction Kubeconfig files are used to configure access to a Kubernetes cluster. They specify the following information: - The cluster to use - The user to authenticate with - The context to use (which combines a cluster and user) By default, `kubectl` uses the `~/.kube/config` file as the kubeconfig file. However, you can specify a different kubeconfig file with the `--kubeconfig` flag.
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