Launch P4V components from the command-line client, P4VC

P4VC is a command-line client that can send certain P4 command-line commands to P4V without having to open a full P4V instance. For example, some users of the P4 command-line client might find P4VC to be a convenient way to occasionally view the Revision Graph or the Stream Graph.

Command Syntax

Command-line help is available:

p4vc -h displays the list of options:

p4vc [options] command [arg ...]

Options:
    -h -?           print this message
    -V              print client version
    -c client       set client name (default $P4CLIENT)
    -C charset      set character set (default $P4CHARSET)
    -p port         set server port (default $P4PORT)
    -u user         set user's username (default $P4USER)

p4vc -help displays the list of commands.

The following table summarizes the output of p4vc help [command] for each command:

Command	Purpose	Syntax
help	Print the requested help message.	p4vc [options] help
branchmappings	Shows the list of branch mappings.	p4vc [options] branchmappings
branches	Same as branchmappings. Shows the list of branch mappings.	p4vc [options] branches
diff	Show the Diff Files dialog box.	p4vc [options] diff [ file(s) ]
diff -f	Diff two valid file paths immediately, without first showing the Diff Files dialog box.	p4vc diff -f filepath1 filepath2
diffhave	Diff opened files against have revision (local paths).	p4vc [options] diffhave [ file(s) ]
diffprev	Diff against a previous revision (depot path#revision).	p4vc [options] diffprev [ file(s) ]
groups	Show the list of groups.	p4vc [options] groups
branch	Show/Edit branch.	p4vc [options] branch [ spec, ... ]
change	Show/Edit change.	p4vc [options] change [ spec, ... ]
client	Same as workspace. Show/Edit workspace.	p4vc [options] client [ spec, ... ]
workspace	Show/Edit workspace.	p4vc [options] workspace [ spec, ... ]
depot	Show/Edit depot.	p4vc [options] depot [ spec, ... ]
group	Show/Edit group.	p4vc [options] group [ spec, ... ]
job	Show/Edit job.	p4vc [options] job [ spec, ... ]
label	Show/Edit label.	p4vc [options] label [ spec, ... ]
user	Show/Edit user.	p4vc [options] user [ spec, ... ]
jobs	Show the list of jobs.	p4vc [options] jobs
labels	Show the list of labels.	p4vc [options] labels
pendingchanges	Show the list of pending changes.	p4vc [options] pendingchanges
history	Shows file history.	p4vc [options] history [ file(s), ... ]
properties	Shows file details.	p4vc [options] properties [ file(s), ... ]
resolve	Launches resolve dialog box.	p4vc [options] resolve [ -f ] [ -c num ] [ file(s), ... ]
revisiongraph	Show the revision graph.	p4vc [options] revisiongraph [ file(s), ... ]
revgraph	Same as revisiongraph. Shows the revision graph.	p4vc [options] revgraph [ file(s), ... ]
streamgraph	Show the stream graph pane.	p4vc [options] streamgraph [ file(s) ]
streams	Shows the list of streams	p4vc [options] streams
submit	Launch the submit dialog box.	p4vc [options] submit [ -c num ] [ file(s), ... ]
submittedchanges	Show the list of submitted changes.	p4vc [options] submittedchanges
timelapse	Show time-lapse view. See View file history with Time-lapse View.	p4vc [options] timelapse [-l linenumber] [ file(s), ... ]
timelapseview	Same as timelapse. Show time-lapse view.	p4vc [options] timelapseview [ file(s), ... ]
tlv	Same as timelapse. Show time-lapse view.	p4vc [options] tlv [ file(s), ... ]
topology	Graphically display the topology data in the specified json-file that contains the output of the p4 -Mj -ztag topology command. See p4 topology in Helix Core Command-Line (P4) Reference and Topology tab in P4Admin User Guide. Important Features offered in Technology Preview are experimental and not guaranteed to always work as expected. If you have feedback and functionality suggestions, email [email protected].	p4vc [options] topology json-file
user	Show/Edit user.	p4vc [options] user
users	Show the list of users.	p4vc [options] users
workspaces	Show the list of workspaces.	p4vc [options] workspaces
workspacewindow	Launches a WorkspaceWindow for the provided connection. If the window is already opened, it will be brought to the foreground, and the requested selection will be applied. -s takes a filepath in local or depot format. The file will be selected in either the workspace or depot browser. -t takes a tab label specifying the active tab. The recognized values are: pending, submitted, files, branches, workspaces, jobs, streams, streamgraph, labels and remotes	p4vc [options] workspacewindow [ -s path ] [ -t tab ]
clients	Same as workspaces. Show the list of workspaces.	p4vc [options] clients
shutdown	Shut downs the p4v service. This command does not require a client workspace.	p4vc [options] shutdown