{"record":{"id":"5d3398b0c5e12eb8","repo":"ahmetb/kubectx","slug":"no-context-exists-with-the-name-s","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"no context exists with the name: \"%s\"","messagePattern":"no context exists with the name: \"(.+?)\"","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"cmd/kubectx/switch.go","lineNumber":73,"sourceCode":"\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"failed to determine state file: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\n\tkc := new(kubeconfig.Kubeconfig).WithLoader(kubeconfig.DefaultLoader)\n\tdefer kc.Close()\n\tif err := kc.Parse(); err != nil {\n\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"kubeconfig error: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\n\tprev, err := kc.GetCurrentContext()\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"failed to get current context: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\texists, err := kc.ContextExists(name)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"failed to check context: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\tif !exists {\n\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"no context exists with the name: \\\"%s\\\"\", name)\n\t}\n\tif err := kc.ModifyCurrentContext(name); err != nil {\n\t\treturn \"\", err\n\t}\n\tif err := kc.Save(); err != nil {\n\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"failed to save kubeconfig: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\n\tif prev != name {\n\t\tif err := writeLastContext(prevCtxFile, prev); err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"failed to save previous context name: %w\", err)\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\treturn name, nil\n}\n\n// swapContext switches to previously switch context.\nfunc swapContext() (string, error) {","sourceCodeStart":55,"sourceCodeEnd":91,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectx/blob/12ad6fb22e8c546ee2b54e7de38aa51c906832f7/cmd/kubectx/switch.go#L55-L91","documentation":"Generic validation error raised in switchContext when the kubeconfig reports (via kc.ContextExists) that the context name supplied by the caller does not exist in the loaded kubeconfig. The input at fault is the target context <NAME> argument: it is neither present in the config nor a valid entry, so the switch is refused before any modification is made.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at cmd/kubectx/switch.go:73 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["List valid contexts with kubectx or kubectl config get-contexts","Correct typos or stale names in scripts/aliases","Confirm KUBECONFIG points to the right environment"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"12ad6fb22e8c546ee2b54e7de38aa51c906832f7","analyzedAt":"2026-09-02T12:23:10.107Z","contentChangedAt":null,"schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-09T16:17:10.729Z"}