PEXPIRE

Syntax

  1. PEXPIRE key milliseconds

Time complexity: O(1)

This command works exactly like EXPIRE but the time to live of the key is specified in milliseconds instead of seconds.

Return

Integer reply, specifically:

  • 1 if the timeout was set.
  • 0 if the timeout was not set. e.g. key doesn’t exist, or operation skipped due to the provided arguments.

Examples

  1. dragonfly> SET mykey "Hello"
  2. "OK"
  3. dragonfly> PEXPIRE mykey 1500
  4. (integer) 1
  5. dragonfly> TTL mykey
  6. (integer) 2
  7. dragonfly> PTTL mykey
  8. (integer) 1500