gistfile1.txt

apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: pod-w-message
spec:
  containers:
  - name: messager
    image: "ubuntu:14.04"
    command: ["/bin/sh","-c"]
    args: ["sleep 60 && /bin/echo Sleep expired > /dev/termination-log"]


$ kubectl get pods/pod-w-message -o go-template="{{range .status.containerStatuses}}{{.lastState.terminated.message}}{{end}}"
<no value>

k8s-master1:~$ kubectl get pods/pod-w-message -o json
{
    "kind": "Pod",
    "apiVersion": "v1",
    "metadata": {
        "name": "pod-w-message",
        "namespace": "default",
        "selfLink": "/api/v1/namespaces/default/pods/pod-w-message",
        "uid": "00dd05b0-2f2f-11e6-b1cb-42010af0005b",
        "resourceVersion": "189517507",
        "creationTimestamp": "2016-06-10T17:16:00Z"
    },
    "spec": {
        "containers": [
            {
                "name": "messager",
                "image": "ubuntu:14.04",
                "command": [
                    "/bin/sh",
                    "-c"
                ],
                "args": [
                    "sleep 60 \u0026\u0026 /bin/echo Sleep expired \u003e /dev/termination-log"
                ],
                "resources": {},
                "terminationMessagePath": "/dev/termination-log",
                "imagePullPolicy": "IfNotPresent"
            }
        ],
        "restartPolicy": "Always",
        "terminationGracePeriodSeconds": 30,
        "dnsPolicy": "ClusterFirst",
        "nodeName": "k8s-db-13c",
        "securityContext": {}
    },
    "status": {
        "phase": "Running",
        "conditions": [
            {
                "type": "Ready",
                "status": "True",
                "lastProbeTime": null,
                "lastTransitionTime": "2016-06-10T17:33:58Z"
            }
        ],
        "hostIP": "10.240.0.70",
        "podIP": "10.21.13.21",
        "startTime": "2016-06-10T17:16:00Z",
        "containerStatuses": [
            {
                "name": "messager",
                "state": {
                    "running": {
                        "startedAt": "2016-06-10T17:33:58Z"
                    }
                },
                "lastState": {
                    "terminated": {
                        "exitCode": 0,
                        "reason": "Completed",
                        "startedAt": "2016-06-10T17:27:53Z",
                        "finishedAt": "2016-06-10T17:28:53Z",
                        "containerID": "docker://cfd93320496e3717f1b887e6749a76167cb6afa0efbe117b7fccc16472c0d532"
                    }
                },
                "ready": true,
                "restartCount": 7,
                "image": "ubuntu:14.04",
                "imageID": "docker://sha256:8f1bd21bd25c3fb1d4b00b7936a73a0664f932e11406c48a0ef19d82fd0b7342",
                "containerID": "docker://ce9c28451d157f225dd10ccdd0e6a756defcd9f1a0dafc2dff225824f212a151"
            }
        ]
    }
}

$ kubectl describe po pod-w-message
Name:		pod-w-message
Namespace:	default
Node:		k8s-db-13c/10.240.0.70
Start Time:	Fri, 10 Jun 2016 17:16:00 +0000
Labels:		<none>
Status:		Running
IP:		10.21.13.21
Controllers:	<none>
Containers:
  messager:
    Container ID:	docker://cfd93320496e3717f1b887e6749a76167cb6afa0efbe117b7fccc16472c0d532
    Image:		ubuntu:14.04
    Image ID:		docker://sha256:8f1bd21bd25c3fb1d4b00b7936a73a0664f932e11406c48a0ef19d82fd0b7342
    Port:		
    Command:
      /bin/sh
      -c
    Args:
      sleep 60 && /bin/echo Sleep expired > /dev/termination-log
    QoS Tier:
      cpu:		BestEffort
      memory:		BestEffort
    State:		Waiting
      Reason:		CrashLoopBackOff
    Last State:		Terminated
      Reason:		Completed
      Exit Code:	0
      Started:		Fri, 10 Jun 2016 17:27:53 +0000
      Finished:		Fri, 10 Jun 2016 17:28:53 +0000
    Ready:		False
    Restart Count:	6
    Environment Variables:
Conditions:
  Type		Status
  Ready 	False 
No volumes.
Events:
  FirstSeen	LastSeen	Count	From			SubobjectPath			Type		Reason		Message
  ---------	--------	-----	----			-------------			--------	------		-------
  17m		17m		1	{default-scheduler }					Normal		Scheduled	Successfully assigned pod-w-message to k8s-db-13c
  17m		17m		1	{kubelet k8s-db-13c}	spec.containers{messager}	Normal		Pulling		pulling image "ubuntu:14.04"
  17m		17m		1	{kubelet k8s-db-13c}	spec.containers{messager}	Normal		Pulled		Successfully pulled image "ubuntu:14.04"
  17m		17m		1	{kubelet k8s-db-13c}	spec.containers{messager}	Normal		Created		Created container with docker id 73fdd4865bfb
  17m		17m		1	{kubelet k8s-db-13c}	spec.containers{messager}	Normal		Started		Started container with docker id 73fdd4865bfb
  16m		16m		1	{kubelet k8s-db-13c}	spec.containers{messager}	Normal		Started		Started container with docker id 4def5a6941e4
  16m		16m		1	{kubelet k8s-db-13c}	spec.containers{messager}	Normal		Created		Created container with docker id 4def5a6941e4
  15m		15m		1	{kubelet k8s-db-13c}					Warning		FailedSync	Error syncing pod, skipping: failed to "StartContainer" for "messager" with CrashLoopBackOff: "Back-off 10s restarting failed container=messager pod=pod-w-message_default(00dd05b0-2f2f-11e6-b1cb-42010af0005b)"

  14m	14m	1	{kubelet k8s-db-13c}	spec.containers{messager}	Normal	Created		Created container with docker id 35818020b6f4
  14m	14m	1	{kubelet k8s-db-13c}	spec.containers{messager}	Normal	Started		Started container with docker id 35818020b6f4
  13m	13m	2	{kubelet k8s-db-13c}					Warning	FailedSync	Error syncing pod, skipping: failed to "StartContainer" for "messager" with CrashLoopBackOff: "Back-off 20s restarting failed container=messager pod=pod-w-message_default(00dd05b0-2f2f-11e6-b1cb-42010af0005b)"

  13m	13m	1	{kubelet k8s-db-13c}	spec.containers{messager}	Normal	Created		Created container with docker id ca0435881569
  13m	13m	1	{kubelet k8s-db-13c}	spec.containers{messager}	Normal	Started		Started container with docker id ca0435881569
  12m	12m	3	{kubelet k8s-db-13c}					Warning	FailedSync	Error syncing pod, skipping: failed to "StartContainer" for "messager" with CrashLoopBackOff: "Back-off 40s restarting failed container=messager pod=pod-w-message_default(00dd05b0-2f2f-11e6-b1cb-42010af0005b)"

  11m	11m	1	{kubelet k8s-db-13c}	spec.containers{messager}	Normal	Created		Created container with docker id 5d214e762a94
  11m	11m	1	{kubelet k8s-db-13c}	spec.containers{messager}	Normal	Started		Started container with docker id 5d214e762a94
  10m	9m	7	{kubelet k8s-db-13c}					Warning	FailedSync	Error syncing pod, skipping: failed to "StartContainer" for "messager" with CrashLoopBackOff: "Back-off 1m20s restarting failed container=messager pod=pod-w-message_default(00dd05b0-2f2f-11e6-b1cb-42010af0005b)"

  9m	9m	1	{kubelet k8s-db-13c}	spec.containers{messager}	Normal	Created		Created container with docker id 3c5c38c6e384
  9m	9m	1	{kubelet k8s-db-13c}	spec.containers{messager}	Normal	Started		Started container with docker id 3c5c38c6e384
  8m	5m	13	{kubelet k8s-db-13c}					Warning	FailedSync	Error syncing pod, skipping: failed to "StartContainer" for "messager" with CrashLoopBackOff: "Back-off 2m40s restarting failed container=messager pod=pod-w-message_default(00dd05b0-2f2f-11e6-b1cb-42010af0005b)"

  5m	5m	1	{kubelet k8s-db-13c}	spec.containers{messager}	Normal	Created		Created container with docker id cfd93320496e
  16m	5m	6	{kubelet k8s-db-13c}	spec.containers{messager}	Normal	Pulled		Container image "ubuntu:14.04" already present on machine
  5m	5m	1	{kubelet k8s-db-13c}	spec.containers{messager}	Normal	Started		Started container with docker id cfd93320496e
  15m	5s	49	{kubelet k8s-db-13c}	spec.containers{messager}	Warning	BackOff		Back-off restarting failed docker container
  4m	5s	23	{kubelet k8s-db-13c}					Warning	FailedSync	Error syncing pod, skipping: failed to "StartContainer" for "messager" with CrashLoopBackOff: "Back-off 5m0s restarting failed container=messager pod=pod-w-message_default(00dd05b0-2f2f-11e6-b1cb-42010af0005b)"