{"record":{"id":"f5b49dfaaf49fd22","repo":"ahmetb/kubectx","slug":"too-many-arguments-f5b49d","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"too many arguments","messagePattern":"too many arguments","errorType":"validation","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"warning","filePath":"cmd/kubens/flags.go","lineNumber":78,"sourceCode":"\t} else if n == 2 {\n\t\t// {namespace} -f|--force\n\t\tname := argv[0]\n\t\tforce := slices.Contains([]string{\"-f\", \"--force\"}, argv[1])\n\n\t\tif !force {\n\t\t\tif !slices.Contains([]string{\"-f\", \"--force\"}, argv[0]) {\n\t\t\t\treturn UnsupportedOp{Err: fmt.Errorf(\"unsupported arguments %q\", argv)}\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t// -f|--force {namespace}\n\t\t\tforce = true\n\t\t\tname = argv[1]\n\t\t}\n\n\t\treturn getSwitchOp(name, force)\n\t}\n\n\treturn UnsupportedOp{Err: fmt.Errorf(\"too many arguments\")}\n}\n\nfunc getSwitchOp(v string, force bool) Op {\n\tif strings.HasPrefix(v, \"-\") && v != \"-\" {\n\t\treturn UnsupportedOp{Err: fmt.Errorf(\"unsupported option %q\", v)}\n\t}\n\treturn SwitchOp{Target: v, Force: force}\n}\n","sourceCodeStart":60,"sourceCodeEnd":87,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectx/blob/12ad6fb22e8c546ee2b54e7de38aa51c906832f7/cmd/kubens/flags.go#L60-L87","documentation":"parseArgs returns UnsupportedOp with the fixed message \"too many arguments\" when argv contains more positional arguments than any supported invocation form allows. kubens accepts at most a namespace name plus one -f/--force flag; anything beyond that is rejected before any operation runs.","triggerScenarios":"Running e.g. `kubens ns1 ns2`, `kubens -f ns1 extra`, or any 3+ argument invocation.","commonSituations":"Unquoted namespace names with spaces expanding into multiple args; scripts appending defaults; users attempting `kubens ns --namespace=other` style multi-value commands.","solutions":["Pass exactly one namespace: `kubens <namespace>`","Quote arguments containing spaces: `kubens \"my ns\"`","Review the invoking script/habit for stray extra arguments","Use -f/--force only alongside a single namespace name"],"exampleFix":"// before\nkubens my-ns extra-arg\n// after\nkubens \"my-ns\"        # one quoted namespace only","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"args := os.Args[1:]\nif len(args) > 2 {\n    return errors.New(\"usage: kubens [-f] <namespace>\")\n}","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"op := kubens.ParseArgs(argv)\nif uo, ok := op.(kubens.UnsupportedOp); ok {\n    fmt.Fprintf(stderr, \"usage: kubens [-f] <namespace>\\n\")\n    os.Exit(2)\n}","preventionTips":["Quote arguments containing spaces","Limit invocation to at most one namespace plus one flag","Audit wrapper scripts for extra positional args","Use --help to confirm accepted arity"],"tags":["cli","usage","argument-parsing","go"],"backgroundTag":"too-many-cli-arguments","analyzedSha":"12ad6fb22e8c546ee2b54e7de38aa51c906832f7","analyzedAt":"2026-09-02T12:23:10.107Z","contentChangedAt":null,"schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-09T16:17:10.729Z"}