creates a k8s pod mounting a pvc (must be bound already)

init-test-pod-only.yaml

apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: init-test-pod-only
spec:
  containers:
  - name: svn-pod
    image: mwalzer/alpine-svn
    imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
    # container will "crash" if no command is present as there is no default entrypoint as e.g. would be in nginx
    command: ["/bin/sh"]
    args: ["-c", "while true; do echo hello; sleep 10;done"]
    volumeMounts:
    - mountPath: "/workdir"
      name: galaxy-pvc      
  volumes:
  - name: galaxy-pvc
    persistentVolumeClaim:
      claimName: galaxy-pvc

kubectl create -f <path/to/yaml>
kubectl get pods