MEMCACHED_FLUSH_BUFFERS(3)

💖 MEMCACHED_FLUSH_BUFFERS 💖

okay bestie, so you're in the libmemcached docs and you found memcached_flush_buffers — that's the whole NAME right there, memcached_flush_buffers — and it's genuinely just... libmemcached Documentation. that's the name. slay. 🎀

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

like, here's the incantation, copy it exactly, no cap:

#include <libmemcached/memcached.h>

and then you Compile and link with -lmemcached (yes, literally that flag, don't forget it, she's important 💅)

memcached_return_t memcached_flush_buffers(memcached_st *ptr)

Parameters

• ptr — pointer to initialized memcached_st struct

Returns

• memcached_return_t indicating success

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so memcached_flush_buffers() is the bestie that only shows up when you're using it in conjunction with MEMCACHED_BEHAVIOR_BUFFER_REQUESTS. that's the whole vibe. 🦋

what does it do tho? it flushes all buffers by sending the buffered commands to the server for processing. that's it. that's the function. she's simple, she's effective, she ate. 🔥

the way that buffering works means your commands are just sitting there waiting, and this function is the one that's like "okay girls, we're going ✈️" and ships them off to the server. iconic behaviour honestly. 👑

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💜 RETURN VALUE 💜

you get back a value of type memcached_return_t. when everything's good, that value will be MEMCACHED_SUCCESS ✨ (we love a success arc).

and if you wanna know what the value actually means in human words? use memcached_strerror() to translate this value to a printable string. she'll tell you what's up. 🫶

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

go read these next, they're all part of the lore:

• memcached(1)
• libmemcached(3)
• memcached_strerror(3)
• memcached_behavior(3)

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and that's the page fr fr 💖 this was 1.1 of libmemcached-awesome, dated Jul 24, 2025 — mwah, no notes, go flush those buffers bestie 🎀✨🦋