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+var client  = require("redis").createClient(),
+    util = require("util");
+
+client.monitor(function (err, res) {
+    console.log("Entering monitoring mode.");
+});
+
+client.on("monitor", function (time, args) {
+    console.log(time + ": " + util.inspect(args));
+});