Redis SET Command

Redis Strings (string)

The Redis SET command is used to set the value of the given key. If the key already stores another value, SET overwrites the old value and ignores the type.

Syntax

Basic Syntax of Redis SET Command

redis　127.0.0.1:6379>　SET　KEY_NAME　VALUE

Available Version

>= 1.0.0

Return Value

In Redis 2.6.12 In previous versions, the SET command always returned OK.

From Redis 2.6.12 Starting from this version, SET returns OK only after the setting operation is successfully completed.

Online Example

Firstly, we create a key and set its value in Redis.

#　Set the non-existing key
redis　127.0.0.1:6379>　SET　key　"value"
OK
redis　127.0.0.1:6379>　GET　key
"value"
#　Set the existing key
redis　127.0.0.1:6379>　SET　key　"new-value"
OK
redis　127.0.0.1:6379>　GET　key
"new-value"

Redis Strings (string)