p4 help

Perforce 2002.1 Command Reference


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p4 help

Synopsis

Provide on-line help for Perforce.

Syntax

p4 [g-opts] help p4 [g-opts] help keyword p4 [g-opts] help command

Description

p4 help displays a help screen describing the named command or keyword. It's very similar to this manual, but the text is written by the developers.

p4 help with no arguments lists all the available p4 help options. p4 help command provides help on the named command. p4 help keyword takes the following keywords as arguments:


Command and Keyword	Meaning	Equivalent Chapter in this Manual
`p4 help simple`	Provides short descriptions of the eight most basic Perforce commands.	(none)
`p4 help commands`	Lists all the Perforce commands	Table of Contents
`p4 help charset`	Describes how to control Unicode translation	`P4CHARSET` description.
`p4 help environment`	Lists the Perforce environment variables and their meanings	Environment and Registry Variables
`p4 help filetypes`	Lists the Perforce filetypes and their meanings	File Types
`p4 help jobview`	Describes Perforce jobviews	`p4 jobs` description
`p4 help revisions`	Describes Perforce revision specifiers	File Specification
`p4 help usage`	Lists the six flags available with all Perforce commands	Global Options
`p4 help views`	Describes the meaning of Perforce views	Views

Usage Notes

Can File Arguments Use
Revision Specifier?
Can File Arguments Use
Revision Range?
Minimal Access Level Required

N/A

N/A

`none`

Related Commands

To view information about the current Perforce configuration

`p4 info`

Perforce 2002.1 Command Reference


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