-=======================================
-memflush - flush all data from a server
-=======================================
+memflush
+========
-
-Reset a server or list of servers
-
-
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SYNOPSIS
--------
.. program:: memflush
------------
+Reset a server or list of servers
+
DESCRIPTION
-----------
+:program:`memflush` resets the contents of :manpage:`memcached(1)` servers.
-:program:`memflush` resets the contents of memcached(1) servers.
-This means that all data in the specified servers will be deleted.
+.. warning::
+ This means that all data in the specified servers will be deleted.
--------
OPTIONS
-------
+.. include:: options/all.rst
+.. include:: options/common.rst
+.. include:: options/sasl.rst
+.. include:: options/expire.rst
-You can specify servers via the option:
+.. note::
-.. option:: --servers
+ Using an expiration time (period), all keys, which have not bean updated until expiration will cease to exist.
-or via the environment variable:
+ Quoting the `memcached protocol documentation`_, it states:
-.. envvar:: `MEMCACHED_SERVERS`
+ Its effect is to invalidate all
+ existing items immediately (by default) or after the expiration
+ specified. After invalidation none of the items will be returned in
+ response to a retrieval command (unless it's stored again under the
+ same key *after* flush_all has invalidated the items).
-For a full list of operations run the tool with option:
+ The most precise
+ definition of what flush_all does is the following: it causes all
+ items whose update time is earlier than the time at which flush_all
+ was set to be executed to be ignored for retrieval purposes.
-.. option:: --help
+ The intent of flush_all with a delay, was that in a setting where you
+ have a pool of memcached servers, and you need to flush all content,
+ you have the option of not resetting all memcached servers at the
+ same time (which could e.g. cause a spike in database load with all
+ clients suddenly needing to recreate content that would otherwise
+ have been found in the memcached daemon).
+.. _memcached protocol documentation: https://github.com/memcached/memcached/blob/master/doc/protocol.txt
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-HOME
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-
-
-To find out more information please check:
-`http://libmemcached.org/ <http://libmemcached.org/>`_
-
+ENVIRONMENT
+-----------
-------
-AUTHOR
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+.. envvar:: MEMCACHED_SERVERS
+ Specify the list of servers.
-Brian Aker, <brian@tangent.org>
+SEE ALSO
+--------
-Mark Atwood <mark@fallenpegasus.com>
+.. only:: man
+ :manpage:`memcached(1)`
+ :manpage:`libmemcached(3)`
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-SEE ALSO
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+.. only:: html
-:manpage:`memcached(1)` :manpage:`libmemcached(3)`
+* :doc:`/libmemcached`
+* :doc:`/libmemcached/memcached_flush`