ahmetb/kubectx · error

too many arguments

Error message

too many arguments

What it means

Argument-validation error from parseArgs: more than one non-flag argument was supplied. kubectx accepts a single context name (or a single NEW=OLD rename expression); anything beyond one positional makes the command ambiguous and is rejected.

Source

Thrown at cmd/kubectx/flags.go:104

			return VersionOp{}
		}
		if v == "--current" || v == "-c" {
			return CurrentOp{}
		}
		if v == "--unset" || v == "-u" {
			return UnsetOp{}
		}

		if new, old, ok := parseRenameSyntax(v); ok {
			return RenameOp{New: new, Old: old}
		}

		if strings.HasPrefix(v, "-") && v != "-" {
			return UnsupportedOp{Err: fmt.Errorf("unsupported option '%s'", v)}
		}
		return SwitchOp{Target: argv[0]}
	}
	return UnsupportedOp{Err: fmt.Errorf("too many arguments")}
}

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Solutions

1. Pass at most one context name: `kubectx <NAME>`
2. Use quotes for names containing spaces; delete multiple contexts via repeated `-d` flags

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cmd/kubectx/flags.go:104 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/6a83a908214e8331. Report an issue: GitHub.