ahmetb/kubectx · error

failed to delete context: %w

Error message

failed to delete context: %w

What it means

Wrapper error in InteractiveDeleteOp.Run: deleteContext(choice) failed after the user selected a context in the fzf delete menu (parse, existence check, YAML modify, or save failure). Wrapped with %w so the root step is visible.

Source

Thrown at cmd/kubectx/fzf.go:140

	cmd.Stdout = &out

	cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(),
		fmt.Sprintf("%s=1", env.EnvForceColor))
	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
		var exitErr *exec.ExitError
		if !errors.As(err, &exitErr) {
			return err
		}
	}

	choice := strings.TrimSpace(out.String())
	if choice == "" {
		return errors.New("you did not choose any of the options")
	}

	name, wasActiveContext, err := deleteContext(choice)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete context: %w", err)
	}

	if wasActiveContext {
		printer.Warning(stderr, "You deleted the current context. Use \"%s\" to select a new context.",
			selfName())
	}

	_ = printer.Success(stderr, `Deleted context %s.`, printer.SuccessColor.Sprint(name))

	return nil
}

View on GitHub (pinned to 12ad6fb22e)

Solutions

1. Read the wrapped cause to identify the failing step
2. Verify the kubeconfig is valid and writable, then retry the delete

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cmd/kubectx/fzf.go:140 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of ahmetb/kubectx@12ad6fb22e (2026-09-02). Data as JSON: /api/errors/0531383b22472d78. Report an issue: GitHub.