If you want to inspect Memcache using Telnet , this is a short overview of commands:

Connecting to the server

you should connect to memcache as usual

telnet 192.168.10.2 11211

Supported Commands

This is a short list of supported commands

Command Description Example
get Reads a value get mykey
set Set a key unconditionally set mykey 0 60 5
add Add a new key add newkey 0 60 5
replace Overwrite existing key replace key 0 60 5
append Append data to existing key append key 0 60 15
prepend Prepend data to existing key prepend key 0 60 15
incr Increments numerical key value by given number incr mykey 2
decr Decrements numerical key value by given number decr mykey 5
delete Deletes an existing key delete mykey
flush_all Invalidate specific items immediately flush_all
Invalidate all items in n seconds flush_all 900
stats Prints general statistics stats
Prints memory statistics stats slabs
Prints memory statistics stats malloc
Print higher level allocation statistics stats items
stats detail
stats sizes
Resets statistics stats reset
version Prints server version. version
verbosity Increases log level verbosity
quit Terminate telnet session quit

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