diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec.go
index 346b0158beb..d74d1893efd 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec.go
@@ -47,7 +47,15 @@ var (
 
 		# Switch to raw terminal mode, sends stdin to 'bash' in ruby-container from pod 123456-7890
 		# and sends stdout/stderr from 'bash' back to the client
-		kubectl exec 123456-7890 -c ruby-container -i -t -- bash -il`))
+		kubectl exec 123456-7890 -c ruby-container -i -t -- bash -il
+
+		# List contents of /usr from the first container of pod 123456-7890 and sort by modification time.
+		# If the command you want to execute in the pod has any flags in common (e.g. -i),
+		# you must use two dashes (--) to separate your command's flags/arguments.
+		# Also note, do not surround your command and its flags/arguments with quotes
+		# unless that is how you would execute it normally (i.e., do ls -t /usr, not "ls -t /usr").
+		kubectl exec 123456-7890 -i -t -- ls -t /usr
+		`))
 )
 
 const (