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How do you use redis-cli in scripting mode to automate repetitive administrative tasks rather than running commands interactively?

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You can pass commands directly as arguments to redis-cli for a single non interactive execution, or pipe a series of commands from a file, letting you build automated scripts for tasks like bulk data loading, scheduled maintenance operations, or integrating Redis commands into larger shell based automation workflows.

redis-cli set mykey myvalue
cat commands.txt | redis-cli

Real-world example An operations team automates a routine cleanup task by writing a script that pipes a series of Redis commands through redis-cli, running it as a scheduled job without any manual interactive steps required.

Common follow-ups: What is the performance difference between piping many commands versus using pipelining?;How do you handle errors that occur partway through a scripted series of commands?

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