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**MonitorCommand: Contents**
  `MONITOR <#MONITOR>`_
    `Return value <#Return%20value>`_
MonitorCommand
==============

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MONITOR
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    MONITOR is a debugging command that outputs the whole sequence of
    commandsreceived by the Redis server. is very handy in order to
    understandwhat is happening into the database. This command is used
    directlyvia telnet.

::

    % telnet 127.0.0.1 6379
    Trying 127.0.0.1...
    Connected to segnalo-local.com.
    Escape character is '^]'.
    MONITOR
    +OK
    monitor
    keys *
    dbsize
    set x 6
    foobar
    get x
    del x
    get x
    set key_x 5
    hello
    set key_y 5
    hello
    set key_z 5
    hello
    set foo_a 5
    hello

    The ability to see all the requests processed by the server is
    useful in orderto spot bugs in the application both when using
    Redis as a database and asa distributed caching system.

    In order to end a monitoring session just issue a QUIT command by
    hand.

Return value
------------

**Non standard return value**, just dumps the received commands in
an infinite flow.
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