Redis Select Command
The Redis Select command is used to switch to the specified database. The database index is specified by a numeric value, with 0 being the starting index.
Syntax
The basic syntax for the redis Select command is as follows:
redis 127.0.0.1:6379> SELECT index
Available Versions
= 1.0.0
Return Value
Always returns OK.
Example
redis 127.0.0.1:6379> SET db_number 0 # Default using database 0
OK
redis 127.0.0.1:6379> SELECT 1 # Switch to database 1
OK
redis 127.0.0.1:6379[1]> GET db_number # Switched to database 1, note the command prompt now includes [1]
(nil)
redis 127.0.0.1:6379[1]> SET db_number 1
OK
redis 127.0.0.1:6379[1]> GET db_number
"1"
redis 127.0.0.1:6379[1]> SELECT 3 # Switch to database 3
OK
redis 127.0.0.1:6379[3]> # The prompt has changed from [1] to [3]