From 48da4910b78e24d8d3a831839cc751700ddc6e10 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Polvi Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 10:43:29 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] updates to readme --- README.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index b1deb60fc..14dd7ad58 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ curl http://127.0.0.1:4001/v1/keys/message -X DELETE {"action":"DELETE","key":"/message","prevValue":"Hello etcd","index":5} ``` -#### Using time to live key +#### Using a TTL on a key Keys in etcd can be set to expire after a specified number of seconds. That is done by setting a TTL (time to live) on the key when you POST: @@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ Now you can try to get the key by sending: curl http://127.0.0.1:4001/v1/keys/foo ``` -If the TTL has passed then you will +If the TTL has expired, the key will be deleted, and you will be returned a 404. ```html 404 page not found