Clone
Clone is a combination of two operations,
Init and Fetch. Clone fetches the
files specified in a Remote Mapping and copies them to the new personal
server. See
Understanding remote mappings
for more information on Remote Mappings. This approach is best when
working collectively on an existing project; users work on a set of
project files that are managed on a remote server. They can periodically push changes back
to the shared server from which the files were cloned and also
periodically fetch to get the latest changes made by others to the shared
server files.
You can perform a Clone operation from a remote server using any of the following methods:
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Connect P4V to a remote Helix Server. From the Depot Tree in the left pane, right-click a single path you wish to clone.
With this option, P4V creates a remote mapping on the personal server, called ‘origin’, for the user that maps to the selected path. There is an option to create or select a different remote mapping.
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Connect P4V to a remote Helix Server. On the toolbar, click Clone.
With this option, you must specify remote mapping information or create a new remote mapping.
Prepare to fetch and push content between servers
If you subsequently want to push your work to a shared server or fetch files from a shared server, you must create a remote spec. See Fetch and push and Understanding remote mappings for more information.
