Question: Where is memcached-tool?
Answer
memcached-tool is a command-line utility that comes with the Memcached package. It provides various statistics and information about a running Memcached instance, such as the number of active connections, cache hit rates, and memory usage.
To use memcached-tool, you need to have Memcached installed on your system first. The location of memcached-tool may vary depending on your operating system and how you installed Memcached.
On Linux systems, memcached-tool is usually installed along with the Memcached service. You can check if memcached-tool is available by running the following command:
which memcached-toolIf memcached-tool is installed, this command will output the path to the executable. For example:
/usr/bin/memcached-toolIf memcached-tool is not installed, you can usually install it using your distribution's package manager. For example, on Ubuntu or Debian-based systems, you can install memcached-tool by running:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libmemcached-toolsOnce installed, you can use memcached-tool to monitor and manage your Memcached instance. Here are some examples of commands you can run:
- To get general statistics about the running Memcached instance:
CODE_BLOCK_PLACEHOLDER_3 - To get detailed statistics for a specific Memcached key:
CODE_BLOCK_PLACEHOLDER_4 - To view the contents of the entire Memcached cache:
CODE_BLOCK_PLACEHOLDER_5
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Other Common Memcached Questions (and Answers)
- What is the location of Memcached error log?
- How does Memcached consistent hashing work?
- How to check Memcached version in Linux?
- How to check Memcached memory usage?
- How to use Memcached in Laravel?
- Is Memcached Persistent?
- Is Memcached thread-safe?
- How many objects can be stored in Memcached?
- Where is Memcached config file?
- How can you scale out Memcached to handle growing demand?
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