---
name: "Memcached::libmemcached::memcached_flush"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libmemcached-libmemcached-perl"
version: "1.001801+dfsg-5+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Memcached::libmemcached::memcached_flush"
---

# Memcached::libmemcached::memcached\_flush(3pm)

wipe contents of memcached servers

## NAME

memcached\_flush - wipe contents of memcached servers

## LIBRARY

C Client Library for memcached (libmemcached, -lmemcached)

## SYNOPSIS

```
  #include <memcached.h>
  memcached_return_t
    memcached_flush (memcached_st *ptr,
                     time_t expiration);
```

## DESCRIPTION

**memcached\_flush()** is used to wipe clean the contents of [**memcached**(1)](/memcached/1.md) servers. It will either do this immediately or expire the content based on the expiration time passed to the method (a value of zero causes an immediate flush). The operation is not atomic to multiple servers, just atomic to a single server. That is, it will flush the servers in the order that they were added.

## RETURN

A value of type `"memcached_return_t"` is returned On success that value will be `"MEMCACHED_SUCCESS"`. Use **memcached\_strerror()** to translate this value to a printable string.

## HOME

To find out more information please check: \<https://launchpad.net/libmemcached\>

## AUTHOR

Brian Aker, \<brian@tangent.org\>

## SEE ALSO

[**memcached**(1)](/memcached/1.md) [**libmemcached**(3)](/libmemcached/3.md) [**memcached\_strerror**(3)](/memcached_strerror/3.md)