PING [message]

Available since 1.0.0.

Returns PONG if no argument is provided, otherwise return a copy of the argument as a bulk. This command is often used to test if a connection is still alive, or to measure latency.

If the client is subscribed to a channel or a pattern, it will instead return a multi-bulk with a "pong" in the first position and an empty bulk in the second position, unless an argument is provided in which case it returns a copy of the argument.

*Return value

Simple string reply

*Examples

redis> PING 

  1. "PONG"

redis> PING "hello world" 

  1. "hello world"
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