A couple of oc commands should switch to PATCH

[0xmichalis]

oc env, oc edit (already switched upstream), and maybe oc tag are coming to my mind.

See:
kubernetes/kubernetes#15333
kubernetes/kubernetes#15651
kubernetes/kubernetes#15597

[deads2k]

One thing to consider when deciding whether to switch to patch over replace: "is my change predicated on anything in the current state of the resource?". Non-conflicting patches are applied unconditionally against resourceVersion of the object. If your changes is predicated on anything in the current state, either continue to use update or fix patch to handle preconditions.

[liggitt]

env I could see... for edit, I would want to know if I was stomping, I think

[deads2k]

env I could see... for edit, I would want to know if I was stomping, I think

Not if you're using edit. It auto-generates the patch for you on conflicts, applies, and resends the update.