Perforce 2006.1 Command Reference
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Symbols
#
as comment character
as revision specifier
in filenames
in views
not allowed in passwords
%
in filenames
in views
%%n
as wildcard
&
as boolean AND
*
as wildcard
as wildcard in job searches
as wildcard, in
p4 users
as wildcard, in protections table
in filenames
in views
masks out password in
p4 user
form
+m
modification time preservation
...
as wildcard
wildcard, required with
p4 depot
wildcard, restrictions with
p4 add
/
as path component separator
as values separator in job templates
/tmp
and
TEMP
=
,
>
, ,
>=
,
as comparison operators
@
as revision specifier
in filenames
in views
^
as boolean NOT
|
as boolean OR
A
access
admin
levels
limiting by IP address
superuser
access level
and commands, listing of
access levels
and
p4 group
adding files
specifying default file types
admin
access level
administering Perforce
administration
resetting passwords
allwrite
API
Perforce and
p4 fstat
.asp files
atomic changes
audit trail
authentication
.avi files
B
base file types
batch file
and
P4MERGE
BeOS
and symbolic links
binary files
comparing
.bmp files
boolean operators
and jobviews
branch specifications
creating and editing
listing
branch view
and
p4 branch
and
p4 diff2
and
p4 integrate
and
p4 sync
codeline example
defined
branches
comparing files across
branching
.btr files
C
carriage return
change review daemon
changelist numbers
highest possible
pending vs. submitted changelists
changelist submission triggers
changelists
and jobs
creating or editing
default, and
p4 submit
defined
deleting
details, describing
full descriptions, displaying
jobviews and users
listing
listing associated files with
p4 opened
listing associated jobs with
p4 fixes
listing jobs linked to
listing with
p4 review
meaning of
moving files between
moving files between with
p4 reopen
numbered
numbered, changing description of
numbering of
pending vs. submitted
pending, listing files in
purpose of
removing files from with
p4 revert
specifying when adding files
specifying when deleting files
specifying when editing files
specifying when resubmitting
submitting
changes
atomic
conflicting, resolving
changing file type
with
-t
characters
allowable in file names
checkpoint
client syntax
and
p4 files
translating
client view
and
p4 client
and
p4 print
and
p4 sync
defined
client workspace
alternate roots
automatically changing settings for
comparing files with depot
creating and editing
defined
deleting
files in, vs.
p4 have
listing all
name of
options
populating with depot files
root
synchronizing labels with
using file types to set permissions of files in
client workspace templates
clients
and labels
and temporary files
clobber
closing jobs
with
p4 submit
.cnf files
codelines
and branch views
comparing files across
command-line options
globally-available
commands
controlling access to
help on
listed by access level
comments
in job templates, and P4Win
comparing
binary files
files
comparison operators
and jobviews
compress
compression
of files, automatic
COMPUTERNAME
default client workspace on Windows
counter
limits
counters
and
p4 review
and
review
access
listing
setting
CR/LF translation
and
LineEnd
setting
creating
branch views
depot specifications
creating users
crlf
cross-platform development
line endings
.css files
current directory
and temporary files on non-UNIX clients
D
-d
flag
deleting changelists with
daemons
and
review
access
change review
changelist numbers
tips for creating
default changelist
listing open files in
default changelists
and
p4 submit
deleting files
deleting passwords
deleting users
delta storage
defined
depot
and server root
comparing files with client workspace
comparing two revisions of files in
files, getting from
how files are stored in
listing files in
submitting changes to
verifying integrity of
depot syntax
and have list
and
p4 branch
and
p4 print
and protections table
translating
depots
creating or editing
deleting
empty
listing
populating
remote
remote, and protections
diff chunks
and file conflicts
diff program
and
p4 describe
and
p4 diff
and
p4 diff2
Perforce internal routine
third-party, specifying
diffing files
directories
and spaces
directories, empty
removing on
sync
directory
current
discarding changes
disk space
reclaiming
DNS
and
P4PORT
.doc files
.dot files
E
editing
branch views
depot specifications
files
user specifications
editor
form, commands which use
form, specifying with
P4EDITOR
EDITOR_SIGNATURE
and
P4EDITOR
on Macintosh
empty depots
populating
environment variables
and Windows registry
how to set
overriding with global options
P4AUDIT
P4CHARSET
P4CLIENT
P4COMMANDCHARSET
P4CONFIG
P4DEBUG
P4DIFF
P4DIFFUNICODE
P4EDITOR
P4HOST
P4JOURNAL
P4LANGUAGE
P4LOG
P4MERGE
P4MERGEUNICODE
P4PAGER
P4PASSWD
P4PCACHE
P4PFSIZE
P4POPTIONS
P4PORT
P4ROOT
P4TARGET
P4TICKETS
P4USER
PWD
setting for a Windows service
setting with
P4CONFIG
TMP
,
TEMP
example
branching and codelines
changing file types
comparing files across a branch
creating a job
deleting a user
editing a job
editing user information
effects of protections
generating output for scripts
getting files from depot
integrating files
listing jobs by various criteria
listing opened files
moving files between changelists
p4 typemap
pending changelist, listing files in
pipes and
-x
pre-submit triggers, use of
propagating changes
protections table
RCS keyword expansion
renaming files
reverting files to pre-opened states
scheduling a resolve
submitting files in changelists
syncing a client workspace
viewing user information
working as another user
exclusionary mappings
and
p4 protect
and triggers
.exp files
external authentication
F
-f
flag
editing previously-submitted changelists
editing read-only job fields with
forcing label deletion with
overriding client workspace settings
fields
null, in jobs
file names
valid characters for
with spaces, in views
with spaces, on command line
file specifications
and
p4 revert
and
p4 submit
help on
interpreted by local shell
file types
and
p4 add
and
p4 edit
and permissions in client workspace
and storage in depot
apple
base
binary
changing
determined by Perforce
help on
keywords
listed
mapping to filenames
modifiers
partial
resource
showing
specifying
specifying with
-t
symlink
text
filenames
and spaces
mapping to file types
special characters
files
adding to depot
adding to label
adding, specifying default type
.asp
.avi
binary, comparing
.bmp
.btr
changing type
changing type with
-t
checkpoints and journals
.cnf
comparing
comparing between codelines
conflicts between, resolving
controlling access
copying from depot
.css
deleting from depot
deleting from label
deleting permanently
delta and full-file storage
displaying info for scripts
displaying revision histories
.doc
.dot
editing
editing older revisions
.exp
getting from depot
getting latest revision
.gif
.htm
.html
.ico
in a label, listing
in changelists, detailed information
.inc
including in labels
.ini
integrated, listing
integrating changes between
.jpg
.js
.lib
linked to changelist, listing
listing
listing contents of, by revision
listing open files
locating
locked
locking
.log
mapping Perforce file types to filenames
modification time, preserving
moving between changelists
.mpg
multi-forked
obliterating
on other depots, accessing
open, discarding changes
open, listing
open, submitting
opening for
add
opening for
branch
with
p4 integrate
opening for
delete
opening for
delete
with
p4 integrate
opening for
edit
opening for
integrate
.pdf
.pdm
permanent removal of
.ppt
preventing other users from editing
removing from changelists
removing with
#none
renaming
reopening
resolving conflicts between
reverting
reverting to pre-edit state
saving changes to depot
scheduled for resolve, listing
scheduling for resolve
specifying
specifying by change number
specifying by date and time
specifying by revision
specifying type of
stored compressed
submitting
syncing
tagging
types of
unlocking
unresolved, listing
verifying integrity of
.xls
yours
,
theirs
,
base
,
merge
, meaning when resolving
.zip
fixes
deleting fix records with
p4 fix -d
listing
to jobs over multiple changelists
forms
commands which use
specifying editor with
P4EDITOR
full file storage
defined
G
-G
option
getcwd()
in lieu of
PWD
getting files from depot
.gif files
global options
help on
groups
and subgroups
controlling access
creating
deleting
listing users in
gzip
H
have list
and
p4 delete
defined
listing with
p4 have
vs. files in workspace
have revision
head revision
and
p4 delete
and
p4 edit
specifying
help
use
p4 help
history of changes to forms
hosts
file
and
P4PORT
hosts, impersonating
impersonating hosts
.htm files
.html files
I
-i
flag
changelists and integrated files
.ico files
.inc files
.ini files
integrate
files, opening for
integration
listing
scheduling
IP addresses
controlling access by
J
-J
option
and
p4d
job specification
displaying
job table
reindexing
job templates
comments in, and P4Win
job views
help on
jobs
*
wildcard
and changelists
changing status of
closing with
p4 submit
creating and editing
defined
excluding from query
fixing over multiple changelists
linked to changelist, showing
linked to changelists, listing
linking to changelists with
p4 fix
listing
null fields
wildcards
jobs template
modifying
JobView
field
and
p4 user
form
use of
Jobview
field
and changelists
and
p4 user
jobviews
and comparison operators
and field types
limitations
searching jobs
journal
journal file
specifying with
P4JOURNAL
.jpg files
.js files
K
keywords
RCS, examples
RCS, expanding
specifying Perforce file types
L
-L
flag
and long change descriptions
-l
flag
and long change descriptions
and long job descriptions
-L
option
and
p4d
label
adding files to
deleting files from
listing files in
unlocking
label view
defined
labels
and clients
listing
owner of, changing
synchronizing with clients
labelsync
ownership required
latest revision
specifying
LDAP
.lib files
licence
and pre-submit triggers
license
and
remote
virtual user
limitations
and jobviews
line endings
LineEnd
CR/LF
linefeed convention
list
access level
listing
branches
changelists
client workspaces
counters
depots
file contents by revision
file integrations
files in a label
files in depot
files scheduled for resolve
fixes
groups
jobs
jobs linked to changelists
labels
open files
listing subdirectories
listing users
local syntax
and have list
translating
locked
locked files
finding
locking files
.log files
logging
M
Macintosh
and file types
changing default form editor
linefeed convention
resource fork file type
mappings
and
p4 client
and protections table
directories with spaces
exclusionary
exclusionary, and protections table
exclusionary, and triggers
in branch views
in client views
in label views
integration, and
p4 branch
local and remote depots
overlay
mappings, order of
and triggers
in protections
in views
maxresults
and
p4 filelog
and
p4 files
and
p4 print
commands affected by
setting with
p4 group
maxscanrows
commands affected by
setting with
p4 group
MD5
and
p4 verify
and passwords
MERGE
environment variable
and
P4MERGE
merge programs
third-party, specifying
modifier
file type,
+m
modtime
changes as of 2000.1
.mpg files
multi-forked file
N
network
data compression
noallwrite
noclobber
nocompress
nocrlf
nomodtime
changes as of 2000.1
nonexistent revision
specifying
normdir
numbered changelists
O
obliterating files
online help
use
p4 help
open
access level
open files
changing type with
p4 reopen
opening files
for
add
for
delete
for
edit
operators
boolean, and jobviews
comparison, and jobviews
options
for client workspaces
global
output
formatting for scripts with
-s
overlay mappings
overriding
registry variable settings
owner
of label, changing
P
p4
version of
p4 add
p4 admin
p4 branch
and
p4 integrate
p4 branches
p4 change
p4 changelist
p4 changelists
p4 changes
p4 client
options, and
p4 sync
p4 clients
p4 counter
p4 counters
p4 delete
vs.
p4 obliterate
p4 depot
p4 depots
p4 describe
p4 diff
and
P4DIFF
p4 diff2
and branch views
p4 dirs
p4 edit
p4
executable
version of
p4 filelog
p4 files
p4 fix
p4 fixes
and changelists
p4 flush
p4 fstat
p4 group
p4 groups
p4 have
vs. files in workspace
p4 help
p4 info
p4 integ
abbreviation for
p4 integrate
p4 integrate
p4 integrated
p4 job
p4 jobs
p4 jobspec
and P4Win
p4 labels
p4 labelsync
and
p4 label
p4 lock
p4 logger
p4 login
p4 logout
p4 monitor
p4 obliterate
and deleting depots
p4 open
p4 opened
and changelists
p4 passwd
and
P4PASSWD
setting passwords with
p4 print
p4 protect
and
Protections
field
required after server installation
required when creating new depots
p4 protects
p4 rename
p4 reopen
and changelists
p4 resolve
and
P4DIFF
and
P4MERGE
and
P4PAGER
p4 resolved
p4 revert
and changelists
and
p4 resolve -at
p4 review
p4 reviews
p4 set
p4 submit
p4 sync
and branch view
p4 tag
p4 tickets
p4 triggers
p4 typemap
and
p4 add
p4 unlock
p4 user
and
JobView
field
and
Reviews
field
jobviews, and
p4 submit
setting passwords with
specifying username with
p4 users
p4 verify
p4 where
p4 workspace
p4 workspaces
P4CHARSET
P4CLIENT
P4COMMANDCHARSET
P4CONFIG
p4d
logging errors to a file
specifying journal file
P4DEBUG
P4DIFF
and
p4 diff
not used in
p4 describe
not used in
p4 diff2
P4DIFFUNICODE
P4EDITOR
commands affected by
P4HOST
P4JOURNAL
P4LANGUAGE
P4LOG
P4MERGE
batch file required on Windows
P4MERGEUNICODE
P4PAGER
P4PASSWD
and
p4 passwd
P4PCACHE
P4PFSIZE
P4POPTIONS
P4PORT
P4ROOT
and depot files
and temporary files on Windows servers
P4TARGET
P4TICKETS
P4USER
and pre-submit triggers on Windows
P4Win
and comments in job templates
tooltips and jobspecs
PAGER
environment variable
and
P4PAGER
password
maximum length of
passwords
and
P4PASSWD
and users
deleting
resetting
setting
special characters in
specifying on command line
.pdf files
.pdm files
pending changelists
editing description of
listing
listing files in
Perforce API
and
p4 fstat
Perforce client
and
P4PORT
and temporary files
Perforce client and server
obtaining version of
Perforce file types
Perforce Proxy
and
P4PCACHE
and
P4PFSIZE
and
P4POPTIONS
and
P4PORT
and
P4TARGET
Perforce server
administering
and
P4PORT
and
P4ROOT
and temporary files
and triggers
checkpoints and journals
installing securely
stopping
verifying integrity of
Perforce syntax
Perforce usernames
and passwords
permissions
files, and
p4 edit
granting and denying
required before accessing new depot
setting in client workspace via file type
populating depots
port number
setting, on clients and servers
positional specifiers
POSIX$SHELL
and
P4EDITOR
on VMS
.ppt files
preserving modification times
pre-submit triggers
tips for creating scripts
protections
and IP addresses
granting and denying
viewing
Protections
field
protections table
example
proxy
and
P4PCACHE
and
P4PFSIZHE
and
P4POPTIONS
and
P4PORT
and
P4TARGET
PWD
Python
R
RCS file format
RCS keyword expansion
examples
read
access level
registry
never stores plaintext passwords
setting variables in
registry variables
overriding settings of
remote depots
and protections
removing files
permanently
renaming files
resetting passwords
resolve
scheduling files for
resolving files
resource fork
reverting changes
review
access level
Reviews
field
and
p4 user
use of
revision
latest, specifying
of file on current client
of file, displaying
specifying
revision history
displaying
obliterating
revision ranges
and
p4 changes
and
p4 files
and
p4 fixes
and
p4 integrate
and
p4 print
and
p4 resolved
and
p4 sync
specifying
revision specifiers
and labels
and
p4 changes
and
p4 sync
help on
rmdir
S
-s
option
and
p4 fstat
formatting output for scripting
scripting
and
p4 dirs
and
p4 fstat
and
-s
option
and triggers
and
-x
option
-s
and
p4 fstat
triggers, tips for creating scripts
with Python
-x
option, example
searching
for null job fields
jobs, with jobviews
security
and
p4 protect
security level
server
administering
and
P4PORT
and temporary files
and triggers
checkpoints and journals
installation, and
p4 protect
reclaiming disk space
specifying error log file
specifying journal file
stopping
upgrading
verifying integrity of
server root
and depots
and temporary files on Windows servers
server variables
listing
setting
setting environment variables
for Windows services
on Windows services
shell
interpreting file specifications
SHELL
environment variable
and
P4DIFF
on Windows
and
P4EDITOR
on Windows
spaces
within filenames
spaces and client workspaces
translated to underscores
spaces in file names
quotes around
spaces in filenames
quotes around, in views
spaces in passwords
quotes around
spec
depot
specification
job, displaying
specification triggers
specifiers
positional
revision
specifying
default editor with
P4EDITOR
file types
files for integration
files, by change number
files, by date and time
files, by revision
files, for integration
files, latest version of
program to display
p4 resolve
output
revision ranges
third-party diff programs
third-party merge programs
username with
-u
and
P4USER
standard input
reading from
standard output
and
p4 print
status
of jobs, changing
Status
field
and
p4 submit
storage
of files in depot
subdirectories
listing
subgroups
and groups
submitted changelists
listing
viewing
submitting changelists
submitting files
super
access level
superuser
and creating users
and new server
symbolic links
on non-UNIX systems
sync
syntax forms
local, client, depot
translating between with
p4 where
T
-t
flag
and client workspace templates
and file type
tag
target server
and Perforce Proxy
template
jobs, modifying
templates
client workspace
temporary files
where stored
text files
ticket file
location
timestamps
on DLLs, preserving
TMP
,
TEMP
tooltips
translation
CR/LF
triggers
and Windows services
naming
passing arguments to
script, specifying arguments to
types of
troubleshooting
local shell and file specifications
type mapping
typemap
types
of files, changing
U
-u
flag
impersonating users with
undoing file edits
unicode
UNIX
linefeed convention
unlocked
unlocking files
unresolved files
listing
upgrading
from 98.2 or earlier
USER
and
P4USER
user preferences
setting
USERNAME
and
P4USER
on Windows
users
and files, unlocking
and forgotten passwords
and groups
and
P4PASSWD
and passwords
changing with
P4CONFIG
and
P4USER
controlling access
creating and editing
deleting
groups of, listing
groups, granting access to
listing
listing with
p4 reviews
preventing others from editing files
running commands as
virtual,
remote
UTF-16
UTF-32
UTF-8
V
variables
environment, how to set
overriding with global options
registry
server, listing
server, setting
verifying file integrity
version
of
p4
of Perforce client and server programs
versioned specifications
view
branch
branch, and
p4 diff2
branch, and
p4 integrate
branch, and
p4 sync
branch, creating or editing
client
client, and
p4 sync
help on
introduced
label
VMS
changing default form editor
W
warnings
about counters and
p4 review
about
p4 counters
about
p4 flush
about
p4 jobspec
about
p4 obliterate
about
p4 revert
about pre-submit triggers
superuser access and
p4 protect
wildcards
and
p4 add
and
p4 integrate
in jobviews
listing users with
specifying files with
Windows
batch file required for
P4MERGE
COMPUTERNAME
as default client workspace
default client workspace name
default forms editor
linefeed convention
overriding registry variables
registry variables
services, and triggers
setting passwords on
setting variables for Windows services
third-party DLLs
workspace
client, alternate roots
client, creating and editing
client, listing
files in, vs. have list
write
access level
X
-x
option
example with
p4 diff
reading from standard input
.xls files
Z
.zip files
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