4 files changed, 116 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/cmd/podman/kube/down.go b/cmd/podman/kube/down.go
index b8c025928..a670d911c 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/kube/down.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/kube/down.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package pods
+package kube
 
 import (
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/cmd/podman/common"
diff --git a/cmd/podman/kube/generate.go b/cmd/podman/kube/generate.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6df4b55fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/podman/kube/generate.go
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+package kube
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/completion"
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/cmd/podman/common"
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/cmd/podman/generate"
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/cmd/podman/registry"
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/cmd/podman/utils"
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/domain/entities"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var (
+	generateOptions     = entities.GenerateKubeOptions{}
+	generateFile        = ""
+	generateDescription = `Command generates Kubernetes Pod, Service or PersistenVolumeClaim YAML (v1 specification) from Podman containers, pods or volumes.
+
+  Whether the input is for a container or pod, Podman will always generate the specification as a pod.`
+
+	generateKubeCmd = &cobra.Command{
+		Use:               "generate [options] {CONTAINER...|POD...|VOLUME...}",
+		Short:             "Generate Kubernetes YAML from containers, pods or volumes.",
+		Long:              generateDescription,
+		RunE:              generateKube,
+		Args:              cobra.MinimumNArgs(1),
+		ValidArgsFunction: common.AutocompleteForGenerate,
+		Example: `podman kube generate ctrID
+  podman kube generate podID
+  podman kube generate --service podID
+  podman kube generate volumeName
+  podman kube generate ctrID podID volumeName --service`,
+	}
+	kubeGenerateDescription = generateDescription
+
+	kubeGenerateCmd = &cobra.Command{
+		Use:               "kube [options] {CONTAINER...|POD...|VOLUME...}",
+		Short:             "Generate Kubernetes YAML from containers, pods or volumes.",
+		Long:              kubeGenerateDescription,
+		RunE:              kubeGenerate,
+		Args:              cobra.MinimumNArgs(1),
+		ValidArgsFunction: common.AutocompleteForGenerate,
+		Example: `podman kube generate ctrID
+  podman kube generate podID
+  podman kube generate --service podID
+  podman kube generate volumeName
+  podman kube generate ctrID podID volumeName --service`,
+	}
+)
+
+func init() {
+	registry.Commands = append(registry.Commands, registry.CliCommand{
+		Command: generateKubeCmd,
+		Parent:  kubeCmd,
+	})
+	generateFlags(generateKubeCmd)
+
+	registry.Commands = append(registry.Commands, registry.CliCommand{
+		Command: kubeGenerateCmd,
+		Parent:  generate.GenerateCmd,
+	})
+	generateFlags(kubeGenerateCmd)
+}
+
+func generateFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
+	flags := cmd.Flags()
+	flags.BoolVarP(&generateOptions.Service, "service", "s", false, "Generate YAML for a Kubernetes service object")
+
+	filenameFlagName := "filename"
+	flags.StringVarP(&generateFile, filenameFlagName, "f", "", "Write output to the specified path")
+	_ = cmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc(filenameFlagName, completion.AutocompleteDefault)
+
+	flags.SetNormalizeFunc(utils.AliasFlags)
+}
+
+func generateKube(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	report, err := registry.ContainerEngine().GenerateKube(registry.GetContext(), args, generateOptions)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	content, err := ioutil.ReadAll(report.Reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if r, ok := report.Reader.(io.ReadCloser); ok {
+		defer r.Close()
+	}
+
+	if cmd.Flags().Changed("filename") {
+		if _, err := os.Stat(generateFile); err == nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot write to %q; file exists", generateFile)
+		}
+		if err := ioutil.WriteFile(generateFile, content, 0644); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot write to %q: %w", generateFile, err)
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println(string(content))
+	return nil
+}
+
+func kubeGenerate(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	return generateKube(cmd, args)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/podman/kube/kube.go b/cmd/podman/kube/kube.go
index 68f55a157..2dab68c19 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/kube/kube.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/kube/kube.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package pods
+package kube
 
 import (
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/cmd/podman/registry"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ var (
 		Long:  "Play structured data (e.g., Kubernetes YAML) based on containers, pods or volumes.",
 		RunE:  validate.SubCommandExists,
 	}
-
+	// Command: podman _play_
 	playKubeParentCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:    "play",
 		Short:  "Play containers, pods or volumes from a structured file",
diff --git a/cmd/podman/kube/play.go b/cmd/podman/kube/play.go
index 07c4b59b9..d7719e28e 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/kube/play.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/kube/play.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package pods
+package kube
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ var (
 		Use:               "play [options] KUBEFILE|-",
 		Short:             "Play a pod or volume based on Kubernetes YAML.",
 		Long:              playDescription,
-		RunE:              Play,
+		RunE:              play,
 		Args:              cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 		ValidArgsFunction: common.AutocompleteDefaultOneArg,
 		Example: `podman kube play nginx.yml
@@ -181,11 +181,10 @@ func playFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	}
 }
 
-func Play(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+func play(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if playOptions.ServiceContainer && !playOptions.StartCLI { // Sanity check to be future proof
 		return fmt.Errorf("--service-container does not work with --start=stop")
 	}
-
 	// TLS verification in c/image is controlled via a `types.OptionalBool`
 	// which allows for distinguishing among set-true, set-false, unspecified
 	// which is important to implement a sane way of dealing with defaults of
@@ -260,7 +259,7 @@ func Play(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 }
 
 func playKube(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	return Play(cmd, args)
+	return play(cmd, args)
 }
 
 func readerFromArg(fileName string) (*bytes.Reader, error) {