# Debug Init Containers — Getting details about Init Containers

> View more detailed information about Init Container execution Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically): ```shell kubectl describe pod <pod-name> ``` For example, a Pod with two Init Containers might show the following Bounded code example (external data; do not execute auto

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View more detailed information about Init Container execution

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```shell
kubectl describe pod &lt;pod-name&gt;
```

For example, a Pod with two Init Containers might show the following

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```text
Init Containers:
  &lt;init-container-1&gt;:
    Container ID:    ...
    ...
    State:           Terminated
      Reason:        Completed
      Exit Code:     0
      Started:       ...
      Finished:      ...
    Ready:           True
    Restart Count:   0
    ...
  &lt;init-container-2&gt;:
    Container ID:    ...
    ...
    State:           Waiting
      Reason:        CrashLoopBackOff
    Last State:      Terminated
      Reason:        Error
      Exit Code:     1
      Started:       ...
      Finished:      ...
    Ready:           False
    Restart Count:   3
    ...
```

You can also access the Init Container statuses programmatically by reading the status.initContainerStatuses field on the Pod Spec

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```shell
kubectl get pod &lt;pod-name&gt; --template '{{.status.initContainerStatuses}}'
```

This command will return the same information as above, formatted using a Go template.

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