Installed memcached via homebrew, how to start and stop server?

Question

I have memcached installed via homebrew.

1. how do I start/stop the server?

2. Any command-line tools to interact with memcached?

3. doe

Answer 1

1. Brew used to have a command brew services (https://thoughtbot.com/blog/starting-and-stopping-background-services-with-homebrew), now deprecated. Instead, to get always-correct advice, run this command:

   brew info memcached
   

2. Via telnet: telnet localhost 11211

   See also What are some useful tips/tools for monitoring/tuning memcached health?

3. brew remove memcached