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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions modules/cli/pages/cbepctl/set-flush_param.adoc
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cbepctl [hostname]:11210 -b [bucket-name] -u [administrator-name] -p [administrator-password] set flush_param alog_task_time [value]
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The syntax for disk cleanup is:
The syntax for asynchronous expiry is:

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cbepctl [host]:11210 -b [bucket-name] -u [administrator-name] -p [administrator-password] set flush_param exp_pager_stime [value]
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The scanner should be configured to minimize the likelihood of this problem.

exp_pager_stime::
The `cbepctl flush_param exp_pager_stime` command sets the time interval for disk cleanup.
The `cbepctl flush_param exp_pager_stime` command sets the time interval to scan for expired items, and erase them from memory and disk.
Couchbase Server does lazy xref:learn:buckets-memory-and-storage/memory.adoc#expiry-pager[expiration], that is, expired items are flagged as deleted rather than being immediately erased.
Couchbase Server has a maintenance process that periodically looks through all information and erases expired items.
By default, this maintenance process runs every 10 minutes, but it can be configured to run at a different interval.
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