As a part of normal operation, Squid performs Least Recently
Used removal of cached objects. The LRU age for removal is
computed dynamically, based on the amount of disk space in
- use. The 'reference_age' value defines the maximum LRU age.
- For example, setting reference_age to '1 week' will cause
- objects to be removed if they have not been accessed for a week
- or more. If set to zero, LRU removal is disabled, and objects
- will be removed only when disk usage is over the high water
- mark. The default value is one month.
+ use. The dynamic value can be seen in the Cache Manager 'info'
+ output.
+
+ The 'reference_age' parameter defines the maximum LRU age. For
+ example, setting reference_age to '1 week' will cause objects
+ to be removed if they have not been accessed for a week or
+ more. The default value is one month.
Specify a number here, followed by units of time. For example:
1 week