DEL

Deletes one or more keys.

Usage: DEL key ...
Complexity: O(N) where N is the number of keys that will be removed. When a key to remove holds a value other than a string, the individual complexity for this key is O(M) where M is the number of elements in the list, set, sorted set or hash. Removing a single key that holds a string value is O(1).
Since: 1.0.0
ACL Categories: @keyspace, @slow, @write
Command flags: WRITE

Removes the specified keys. A key is ignored if it does not exist.

Examples

127.0.0.1:6379> SET key1 "Hello"
OK
127.0.0.1:6379> SET key2 "World"
OK
127.0.0.1:6379> DEL key1 key2 key3
(integer) 2

Replies

RESP2

Integer reply: the number of keys that were removed.

RESP3

Integer reply: the number of keys that were removed.