content/commands/decr.md
Decrements the number stored at key by one.
If the key does not exist, it is set to 0 before performing the operation.
An error is returned if the key contains a value of the wrong type or contains a
string that can not be represented as integer.
This operation is limited to 64 bit signed integers.
See [INCR]({{< relref "/commands/incr" >}}) for extra information on increment/decrement operations.
{{% redis-cli %}} SET mykey "10" DECR mykey SET mykey "234293482390480948029348230948" DECR mykey {{% /redis-cli %}}
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Integer reply: the value of the key after decrementing it.
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Integer reply: the value of the key after decrementing it.
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