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DEL

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DEL key [key ...]
Group
Keys
Complexity
O(N) for N keys, plus the size of each value removed
Arity
-2 (at least 2 words, counting the command name)
Flags
write
Keys
first 1, last final argument, step 1
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DEL removes the given keys, whatever type of value they hold. Keys that do not exist are ignored. When you pass several keys they are removed together: no other client sees some of them deleted and others still present.

Return value

Section titled “Return value”
Case RESP2 RESP3
Always Integer: the number of keys that existed and were removed Integer

Examples

Section titled “Examples”
127.0.0.1:6379> MSET a 1 b 2
OK
127.0.0.1:6379> DEL a b missing
(integer) 2
127.0.0.1:6379> EXISTS a
(integer) 0

Compatibility

Section titled “Compatibility”

Same behaviour and reply as Redis 7 and Valkey 8.

See also

Section titled “See also”

UNLINK, EXISTS, GETDEL, EXPIRE