diff --git a/docs/topics/cache.txt b/docs/topics/cache.txt index 079bce9c68..4045c417f9 100644 --- a/docs/topics/cache.txt +++ b/docs/topics/cache.txt @@ -275,11 +275,11 @@ module. Each file's name is the cache key, escaped for safe filesystem use. Local-memory caching -------------------- -If you want the speed advantages of in-memory caching but don't have the -capability of running Memcached, consider the local-memory cache backend. This -cache is multi-process and thread-safe. To use it, set -:setting:`BACKEND ` to -``"django.core.cache.backends.locmem.LocMemCache"``. For example:: +This is the default cache if another is not specified in your settings file. If +you want the speed advantages of in-memory caching but don't have the capability +of running Memcached, consider the local-memory cache backend. This cache is +multi-process and thread-safe. To use it, set :setting:`BACKEND ` +to ``"django.core.cache.backends.locmem.LocMemCache"``. For example:: CACHES = { 'default': {