MEMORY-DOCTOR(3valkey)

💖 MEMORY-DOCTOR — the valkey manual, but make it a group chat 💖

okay so bestie, you found the memory-doctor(3valkey) page and honestly? it's a whole vibe. it's a Valkey Command Manual entry, and it is so much shorter than the others, which is lowkey iconic of it. let's get into it 🩺✨

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✨ NAME ✨

memory-doctor — literally just outputs a memory problems report. that's it. that's the whole job. it's giving "therapist but for your RAM" 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

MEMORY DOCTOR

no args. no flags. no drama. just say the words and receive the tea ☕

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so here's the deal: the MEMORY DOCTOR command reports about different memory-related issues that the Valkey server experiences, and advises about possible remedies.

so basically it's not just telling you "ur memory is messed up bestie 💀" — it's also giving you suggestions. a diagnosis AND a treatment plan. main character behavior honestly. 👑

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🎀 REPLY 🎀

RESP2

valkey-protocol(7) Bulk string reply: a memory problems report.

RESP3

valkey-protocol(7) Verbatim string reply: a memory problems report.

so whichever protocol era you're living in, you get the report back. RESP2 hands it to you as a bulk string, RESP3 hands it to you as a verbatim string. same tea, different cup 🍓

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⭐ COMPLEXITY ⭐

O(1) — constant time. instant. no waiting, no buffering, no "let me think about it". it ate and left no crumbs 🔥

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💜 ACL CATEGORIES 💜

• @slow

yep, it's filed under @slow. that's the category, not a judgment on you. 🫶

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🌈 HISTORY 🌈

• Available since: 4.0.0

been here since 4.0.0, so it's basically a legacy icon at this point. old money. 💅

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🌟 SEE ALSO 🌟

okay this list is LONG bestie, so buckle up — it's the whole extended universe of Valkey commands. every single one, no cap:

• acl(3valkey)
• acl-cat(3valkey)
• acl-deluser(3valkey)
• acl-dryrun(3valkey)
• acl-genpass(3valkey)
• acl-getuser(3valkey)
• acl-help(3valkey)
• acl-list(3valkey)
• acl-load(3valkey)
• acl-log(3valkey)
• acl-save(3valkey)
• acl-setuser(3valkey)
• acl-users(3valkey)
• acl-whoami(3valkey)
• bgrewriteaof(3valkey)
• bgsave(3valkey)
• command(3valkey)
• command-count(3valkey)
• command-docs(3valkey)
• command-getkeys(3valkey)
• command-getkeysandflags(3valkey)
• command-help(3valkey)
• command-info(3valkey)
• command-list(3valkey)
• commandlog(3valkey)
• commandlog-get(3valkey)
• commandlog-help(3valkey)
• commandlog-len(3valkey)
• commandlog-reset(3valkey)
• config(3valkey)
• config-get(3valkey)
• config-help(3valkey)
• config-resetstat(3valkey)
• config-rewrite(3valkey)
• config-set(3valkey)
• dbsize(3valkey)
• debug(3valkey)
• failover(3valkey)
• flushall(3valkey)
• flushdb(3valkey)
• info(3valkey)
• lastsave(3valkey)
• latency(3valkey)
• latency-doctor(3valkey)
• latency-graph(3valkey)
• latency-help(3valkey)
• latency-histogram(3valkey)
• latency-history(3valkey)
• latency-latest(3valkey)
• latency-reset(3valkey)
• lolwut(3valkey)
• memory(3valkey)
• memory-help(3valkey)
• memory-malloc-stats(3valkey)
• memory-purge(3valkey)
• memory-stats(3valkey)
• memory-usage(3valkey)
• module(3valkey)
• module-help(3valkey)
• module-list(3valkey)
• module-load(3valkey)
• module-loadex(3valkey)
• module-unload(3valkey)
• monitor(3valkey)
• psync(3valkey)
• replconf(3valkey)
• replicaof(3valkey)
• restore-asking(3valkey)
• role(3valkey)
• save(3valkey)
• shutdown(3valkey)
• slowlog(3valkey)
• slowlog-get(3valkey)
• slowlog-help(3valkey)
• slowlog-len(3valkey)
• slowlog-reset(3valkey)
• swapdb(3valkey)
• sync(3valkey)
• time(3valkey)

that's 80 entries, which is a LOT of friends for one little doctor to have. no cap. 🧚

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heads up bestie: memory-doctor is a subcommand-flavored page — it's MEMORY DOCTOR at the command line, but the manpage itself is memory-doctor(3valkey). iykyk 💅

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and that's the whole page! slay 💖 this was 9.0.0, dated 2025-10-21, from the Valkey Command Manual era — go forth and diagnose ur memory, bestie. periodt. 🎀✨