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+## Pre setup
+
+    alias k=kubectl                         # will already be pre-configured
+    export do="--dry-run=client -o yaml"    # k get pod x $do
+    export now="--force --grace-period 0"   # k delete pod x $now
+
+###Vim
+To make vim use 2 spaces for a tab edit ~/.vimrc to contain:
+
+    set tabstop=2
+    set expandtab
+    set shiftwidth=2