digest_rebuild_period

digest_rebuild_period

The digest rebuild period is how often Squid generates the digest of its own cache. This is a fairly CPU-intensive procedure, so you don't want to run it too often. On the other hand, the digest becomes less representative of Squid's contents as more time passes.

Syntax

digest_rebuild_period time-specification

Default

digest_rebuild_period 1 hour

Example

digest_rebuild_period 4 hours

Related

digest_generation, digest_rewrite_period, digest_swapout_chunk_size, digest_rebuild_chunk_percentage



    Appendix A. Config File Reference