netcat

Some example accessing memcached from a shell using nc and echo

Storage Commands

set
add
get
gets
replace
append
prepend
cas
delete
command [key] [flags] [exptime] [bytes] [noreply]\r\n[value]\r

Parameters :

[key]			: the key of the data stored
[flags]			: 32-bit unsigned integer that the server store with the data (provided by the user), and return along the data when the item is retrieved
[exptime]		: expiration time in seconds, 0 mean no delay, if exptime is superior to 30 day, Memcached will use it as a UNIX timestamps for expiration
[bytes]			: number of bytes in the data block
[cas unique]		: unique 64-bit value of an existing entry (retrieved with gets command) to use with cas command
[noreply]		: optional parameter that inform the server to not send the reply