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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2020-03-21 10:28:17 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2021-02-07 11:16:53 +0000 |
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diff --git a/iredis/data/commands/expireat.md b/iredis/data/commands/expireat.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..92c4e9a --- /dev/null +++ b/iredis/data/commands/expireat.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +`EXPIREAT` has the same effect and semantic as `EXPIRE`, but instead of +specifying the number of seconds representing the TTL (time to live), it takes +an absolute [Unix timestamp][hewowu] (seconds since January 1, 1970). A +timestamp in the past will delete the key immediately. + +[hewowu]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_time + +Please for the specific semantics of the command refer to the documentation of +`EXPIRE`. + +## Background + +`EXPIREAT` was introduced in order to convert relative timeouts to absolute +timeouts for the AOF persistence mode. Of course, it can be used directly to +specify that a given key should expire at a given time in the future. + +@return + +@integer-reply, specifically: + +- `1` if the timeout was set. +- `0` if `key` does not exist. + +@examples + +```cli +SET mykey "Hello" +EXISTS mykey +EXPIREAT mykey 1293840000 +EXISTS mykey +``` |