# Redis Client Getname Command
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The Redis CLIENT GETNAME command returns the name previously set for the connection using the
CLIENT SETNAME command. Since newly created connections have no name by default, CLIENT GETNAME returns a null reply for unnamed connections.
### Syntax
The basic syntax of the Redis CLIENT GETNAME command is as follows:
redis 127.0.0.1:6379> CLIENT GETNAME
### Available since
>= 2.6.9
### Return value
Returns a null reply if the connection has no name; otherwise, returns the name.
### Examples
# A new connection has no name by default
redis 127.0.0.1:6379> CLIENT GETNAME
(nil)
# Set a name
redis 127.0.0.1:6379> CLIENT SETNAME hello-world-connection
OK
# Retrieve the name
redis 127.0.0.1:6379> CLIENT GETNAME
"hello-world-connection"
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