Opening Files for Delete

To delete files in a Perforce depot, sync them to your workspace, run open for delete on them, then submit your changelist.

The open for delete command removes files from your workspace. It doesn't affect depot files until you submit your changelist. The "" icon reminds you when you have files open for delete. (See also Removing Workspace Files if you simply want to remove your workspace files without deleting them in the depot.)

You can open files for delete by:

• Choosing Open for delete... from the pulldown menu in the Files tab. This takes you to the initial Open for Delete Options page, described in more detail below.

• Clicking the "Open for delete" shortcut button with a directory selected. This opens all the files at or below the current path level immediately, putting them in the default changelist and removing them from your workspace.

• Clicking the "Open for delete" shortcut button when you have a file selected. This opens the current file immediately, putting it in the default changelist and removing it from your workspace.

The Delete Options Page

Selecting Open for delete... takes you to the initial Open for Delete page, where you select the options you want and click the "Open for delete" button to open files for delete. You can chose from these options:

Put opened files in changelist

If your client workspace has more than one pending changelist, this option is available to let you select the changelist into which opened files appear.

Restricting files

If you came to this page by clicking a directory and then selecting Open for Delete... you can restrict the files affected by the Open for delete command.

Regardless of which files you select, a file will only be opened for delete if all of the following conditions are true:

• The file is not already opened in your workspace
• The file is synced in your workspace
• You have permission to open the file