memcached -m 1024 -u root -p 11211 -c 1024 -P /var/memcached.pid -d

memcached 1.2.2

-p <num>      TCP port number to listen on (default: 11211)

-U <num>      UDP port number to listen on (default: 0, off)

-s <file>     unix socket path to listen on (disables network support)

-l <ip_addr>  interface to listen on, default is INDRR_ANY

-d            run as a daemon

-r            maximize core file limit

-u <username> assume identity of <username> (only when run as root)

-m <num>      max memory to use for items in megabytes, default is 64 MB

-M            return error on memory exhausted (rather than removing items)

-c <num>      max simultaneous connections, default is 1024

-k            lock down all paged memory

-v            verbose (print errors/warnings while in event loop)

-vv           very verbose (also print client commands/reponses)

-h            print this help and exit

-i            print memcached and libevent license

-b            run a managed instanced (mnemonic: buckets)

-P <file>     save PID in <file>, only used with -d option

-f <factor>   chunk size growth factor, default 1.25

-n <bytes>    minimum space allocated for key+value+flags, default 48

[root@localhost ~]# telnet 127.0.0.1 11211

Trying 127.0.0.1...

Connected to 127.0.0.1.

Escape character is '^]'.

set key 0 10 6

result

STORED

get key

VALUE key 0 6

result

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