Docs Self-Managed Reference rpk Commands rpk profile rpk profile edit This is documentation for Self-Managed v23.2, which is no longer supported. To view the latest available version of the docs, see v24.2. rpk profile edit Edit an rpk profile. This command opens your default editor to edit the specified profile, or the current profile if no profile is specified. If the profile does not exist, this command creates it and switches to it. Usage rpk profile edit [NAME] [flags] Flags Value Type Description -h, --help - Help for edit. --config string Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are ~/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. -X, --config-opt stringArray Override rpk configuration settings; '-X help' for detail or '-X list' for terser detail. --profile string rpk profile to use. -v, --verbose - Enable verbose logging. Back to top × Simple online edits For simple changes, such as fixing a typo, you can edit the content directly on GitHub. Edit on GitHub Or, open an issue to let us know about something that you want us to change. Open an issue Contribution guide For extensive content updates, or if you prefer to work locally, read our contribution guide . Was this helpful? thumb_up thumb_down group Ask in the community mail Share your feedback group_add Make a contribution rpk profile delete rpk profile edit-globals