P4Web Release 2002.2 User Guide
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This page gives you a quick reference to commands that perform various Perforce tasks. (Note that the command buttons on this Help page are not operational and are for illustration only.) If you are not already familiar with basic Perforce concepts, please read Getting Started with Perforce and P4Web first.

To find specific information on this page, you can click on one of the following topics, or use your browser's Find feature.

Users and Passwords
Client Workspaces
Working with Files
Changelists
Branching and Integration
Jobs
Labels
Users and Passwords
Switching to a different user or port Not allowed. (If you need to do work as a different Perforce user, or with a different Perforce Server port, restart your P4Web or start up an additional P4Web with the alternate configuration. See How to Start P4Web for more information.)
Changing your Perforce password Use
For more information, see Editing Your User Spec and Passwords and Authentication.
Client Workspaces
Editing your client workspace Use or ("edit client spec" shortcut)
For more information, see Editing Your Client Spec.
Switching to a different client workspace Use
Click on a client name
Click on the "Switch to" link at the bottom of the Client Detail page.
Working with Files
Syncing files Use or ("sync" shortcut) or ("preview sync" shortcut)
For more information, see Syncing Files.
Working on a particular file Navigate to the File Browser page for the file in question, then use any of the menu commands or shortcut buttons on the page to operate on the current file.
Working on multiple files Navigate to the Path Browser page for the path that contains the files in question, then use any of the menu commands or shortcut buttons on the page to operate on all the files in the current path.
Submitting files Use or or ("submit default changelist" shortcut)
For more information, see Submitting Files.
Adding new files into the depot Use
For more information, see Adding New Files to a Perforce Depot.
Deleting depot files Use or ("open for delete" shortcut)
For more information, see Opening Files for Delete.
Editing files Use or ("open for edit" shortcut)
For more information, see Opening Files for Edit.
Integrating files Use
For more information, see Integrating Files.
Resolving files Use or ("interactive resolve" shortcut)
For more information, see Resolving Files.
Diffing files Navigate to the File Browser page for the file that you would like to diff, then use the following menu commands:
Use to show the changes you've made to the file in your workspace.
Use to show the diffs between the version you're synced to and the most recent version in the depot.
Use to show the diffs between the file in your workspace and the most recent version in the depot.
Determining what files you have opened Look for the "opened file" icons ( ), or...
Use or...
Use
For more information, see Using The Path Browser.
Finding a file or a set of files Use
For more information, see Finding Files.
Changelists
Creating a numbered pending changelist Use ("submit default changelist" shortcut), then click
For more information, see Editing a Pending Changelist.
Submitting a numbered pending changelist Use
For more information, see Editing a Pending Changelist.
Moving files between changelists Use
For more information, see Editing a Pending Changelist.
Branching and Integration
Creating a branch spec Use
Then use
For more information, see Creating and Editing Branches.
Editing a branch spec Use and click on the name of the branch.
Then use
For more information, see Creating and Editing Branches.
Deleting a branch spec Use and click on name of the branch.
Then use
Integrating files Use
For more information, see Integrating Files.
Jobs
Creating a job Use
Then use
For more information, see Creating and Editing Jobs.
Editing a job Use and click on the name of the job.
Then use
For more information, see Creating and Editing Jobs.
Deleting a job Use and click on name of the job.
Then use
Labels
Creating a label spec Use
Then use
or...
From the Path Browser, use
Select the Create label spec option, enter a label name, and click .
For more information, see Creating and Editing Labels.
Populating a label ("labelsync") Use and click on name of the label.
Then use to populate the label with files.
or...
From the Path Browser, use
Select the Labelsync option, select the label, and click .
For more information, see Creating and Editing Labels.
Editing a label spec Use and click on the name of the label.
Use
or...
From the Path Browser, use
Select the Edit label spec option, select the label, and click .
For more information, see Creating and Editing Labels.
Deleting a label Use and click on name of the label.
Then use


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