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diff --git a/doc/protocol.txt b/doc/protocol.txt index a39a7f3..9bfe901 100644 --- a/doc/protocol.txt +++ b/doc/protocol.txt @@ -275,11 +275,12 @@ Increment/Decrement Commands "incr" and "decr" are used to change data for some item in-place, incrementing or decrementing it. The data for the item is -treated as decimal representation of a 64-bit unsigned integer. If the -current data value does not conform to such a representation, the -commands behave as if the value were 0. Also, the item must already -exist for incr/decr to work; these commands won't pretend that a -non-existent key exists with value 0; instead, they will fail. +treated as decimal representation of a 64-bit unsigned integer. If +the current data value does not conform to such a representation, the +incr/decr commands return an error (memcached <= 1.2.6 treated the +bogus value as if it were 0, leading to confusing). Also, the item +must already exist for incr/decr to work; these commands won't pretend +that a non-existent key exists with value 0; instead, they will fail. The client sends the command line: |