p4 reopen

Synopsis

Syntax

Description

• Use p4 reopen -c changelist# file to move an open file from its current pending changelist to pending changelist changelist#.

• Use p4 reopen -c default to move a file to the default changelist.

• Use p4 reopen -t filetype to change the type of a file.

Options

-c changelist# file	Move all open files matching file pattern file to pending changelist changelist#. To move a file to the default changelist, use default as the changelist number.
-t filetype file	When submitted, store file as type filetype. All subsequent revisions will be of that file type until the type is changed again. See the File Types section for a list of file types.
g-opts	See the Global Options section.

Usage Notes

Can File Arguments Use Revision Specifier?	Can File Arguments Use Revision Range?	Minimal Access Level Required
No	No	open

Examples

p4 reopen -t text+k //...	Reopen all open files as text files with keyword expansion.
p4 reopen -c 410 //depot/proj1/... //.../README	Move all open files under directory //depot/proj1 or that are named README to pending changelist 410.
p4 reopen -c default -t binary+S //....exe	Move all open .exe files to the default changelist, overwriting older revisions of those files in the depot.

Related Commands

To submit a changelist to the depot	p4 submit
To create a new changelist	p4 change
To remove a file from all pending changelists	p4 revert
To list opened files	p4 opened
To list all the files included in a changelist	p4 opened -c changelist#
To list all pending changelists	p4 changes -p pending
To open a file for edit under a particular pending changelist and as a particular type	p4 edit -c changelist# -t type
To open a file for add under a particular pending changelist and as a particular type	p4 add -c changelist# -t type
To implement pessimistic locking (exclusive-open) for all files in a depot. After this changelist is submitted, only one user at a time will be able to edit files in the depot named depotname.	p4 edit -t +l //depotname/...