Kubectl exec command to write contents to a file in the pod

Question

I am trying below command

kubectl exec -it sss-pod-four  echo "hi" >> /mnt/sss/testnew.txt

But it throws error

-bash: /mnt/sss/testnew.txt: No such file or directory

What is the best way to achieve this

score 37 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 09 '18 at 08:38

37

Found a similar question here and below command works now

 kubectl exec -it sss-pod-four  -- bash -c "echo hi > /mnt/sss/testnew.txt"

answered Mar 09 '18 at 08:38

ambikanair

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Isn't the `-it` on this command redundant? – LondonRob Feb 02 '22 at 11:06
yup.. dont need -it. – ns15 May 31 '22 at 13:52
I tried to copy a file one directory to root directory kubectl exec -it podname -- bash -c "move c:\inetpub\wwwroot\test\westus\log4net.config c:\inetpub\wwwroot" - buts its not working – Kalai Selvi Feb 17 '23 at 13:03

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