Execute bash command in pod with kubectl?

The double dash symbol “–” is used to separate the command you want to run inside the container from the kubectl arguments.
So the correct way is:

kubectl exec -it --namespace=tools mongo-pod -- bash -c "mongo"

You forgot a space between “–” and “bash”.

To execute multiple commands you may want:

• to create a script and mount it as a volume in your pod and execute it

• to launch a side container with the script and run it