Creating the spec depot

To create a spec depot named //spec, enter p4 depot spec, and fill in the resulting form as follows:

Depot:       spec
Type:        spec
Address:     local
Map:         spec/...
SpecMap:     //spec/...
Suffix:      .p4s

The Address: field does not apply to spec depots and is ignored.

Using a Suffix: is optional, but specifying a file extension for objects in the spec depot simplifies usability for users of applications such as P4V, because users can associate the suffix used for Helix Server specifications with their preferred text editor. The default suffix for these files is .p4s.

For example, if you create a spec depot named spec, and use the default suffix of .p4s, your users can see the history of changes to job000123 by using the command:

$ p4 filelog //spec/job/job000123.p4s

or by using P4V to review changes to job000123.p4s in whatever editor is associated with the .p4s file extension on their workstation.

The default SpecMap: of //spec/... indicates that all specs are to be versioned.