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/usr/bin/memtouch

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

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

memtouch v1.1 (libmemcached v1.1.4)

	Update the expiration time of an already existing key.

Usage:
	memtouch -[hVvdqbBnN] [-p|u|s|H|e <arg>] key [key ...]

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.
	-H|--hash <arg>
		Key hashing method.
	-e|--expire <arg>
		Expiration time in seconds or unix timestamp.

Environment:
	MEMCACHED_SERVERS=
		List of servers to use if `-s|--servers` was not provided.

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