istioctl manifest generate > 1.yaml
istioctl manifest generate -f samples/pilot-k8s.yaml > 2.yaml
istioctl manifest diff 1.yam1 2.yaml
```

The profile dump sub-command supports a couple of useful flags:

- `config-path`: select the root for the configuration subtree you want to see e.g. just show Pilot:

```bash
istioctl profile dump --config-path components.pilot
```

  > other over the network provided by the underlying platform.

- **Istiod** - The Istio control plane. It provides service discovery, configuration and certificate management. It consists of the following sub-components:

    - **Pilot** - Responsible for configuring the proxies at runtime.

    - **Citadel** - Responsible for certificate issuance and rotation.