P4Web Release 2002.2 User Guide
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Using the File Browser

The File Browser allows you to view detailed information about a file, and to work on that file. You get to the File Browser by clicking on the file name portion of any of the files listed in the Path Browser. You can also get to the File Browser by clicking on any of the file links list in the Changelist Description page, the Submit Changelist page, or the Pending Changelist page. (Note that if you are using a P4Web Viewer, some of the information, links and menu items described here won't be visible to you.)

The current file's full depot path and name appear below the control panel. Each component of the path is a link to a directory level in the Path Browser.

Detailed state information follows the current file heading:

The File Browser's Show menu can be used to display information about the file, as well as its content:

For files whose filetype is "text," these Show menu choices are available:

The File Browser's Run menu lets you run commands on the current file. The menu choices labelled with "..." will prompt you for more information; the other choices run the command immediately:

These shortcut buttons are available on the File Browser page:

With the exception of Run->Open for add... and Run->Launch editor. the commands in the File Browser work with Perforce-managed files only.


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