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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+namespace OC\Core\Command\Memcache;
+
+use OC\Core\Command\Base;
+use OCP\ICacheFactory;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+
+class DistributedDelete extends Base {
+	public function __construct(
+		protected ICacheFactory $cacheFactory,
+	) {
+		parent::__construct();
+	}
+
+	protected function configure(): void {
+		$this
+			->setName('memcache:distributed:delete')
+			->setDescription('Delete a value in the distributed memcache')
+			->addArgument('key', InputArgument::REQUIRED, 'The key to delete');
+		parent::configure();
+	}
+
+	protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int {
+		$cache = $this->cacheFactory->createDistributed();
+		$key = $input->getArgument('key');
+		if ($cache->remove($key)) {
+			$output->writeln('<info>Distributed cache key <info>' . $key . '</info> deleted</info>');
+			return 0;
+		} else {
+			$output->writeln('<error>Failed to delete cache key ' . $key . '</error>');
+			return 1;
+		}
+	}
+}