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/usr/bin/memstat

Client library and command line tools for memcached server (resurrected)

From libmemcached 1.1.4-r8 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running memstat --help (exit 0). permalink

memstat v1.1 (libmemcached v1.1.4)

	Print stats/version of or analyze a memcached cluster.

Usage:
	memstat -[hVvdqbBnNS] [-p|u|s|A|a| <arg>] [stat ...]

Options:
	-h|--help
		Print this help.
	-V|--version
		Print program version.
	-v|--verbose
		Print more informational output.
	-d|--debug
		Print output useful only for debugging.
	-q|--quiet
		Print no output, not even errors.
	-p|--password <arg>
		SASL password.
	-u|--username <arg>
		SASL username.
	-b|--binary
		Use the binary memcached protocol.
	-B|--buffer
		Buffer requests.
	-n|--non-blocking
		Use non-blocking connections.
	-N|--tcp-nodelay
		Disable Nagle's algorithm.
	-s|--servers <arg>
		List of servers to connect to.
	-A|--args <arg>
		Stat args. DEPRECATED: use positional arguments.
	-S|--server-version
		Print server version.
	-a|--analyze [arg]
		Analyze server characteristics (options: default, latency).
	   --iterations <arg>
		Iteration count of GETs sent by the latency test (default: 1000).

Environment:
	MEMCACHED_SERVERS=
		List of servers to use if `-s|--servers` was not provided.
Options (1)
OptionDescriptionSource
--iterations argIteration count of GETs sent by the latency test (default: 1000).help

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