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**GetCommand: Contents**
  `GET \_key\_ <#GET%20_key_>`_
    `Return value <#Return%20value>`_
GetCommand
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GET \_key\_
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*Time complexity: O(1)*
    Get the value of the specified key. If the keydoes not exist the
    special value 'nil' is returned.If the value stored at *key* is not
    a string an erroris returned because GET can only handle string
    values.

Return value
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