Perforce 2009.1: Command Reference

P4PCACHE

Description

For the Perforce Proxy, the directory in which the proxy stores its files and subdirectories.

Usage Notes

Used by Client?	Used by Server?	Command-Line Alternative	Can be set in P4CONFIG file?
No	Yes	p4p -r directory	N/A

Value if not Explicitly Set

Operating System	Value
All	p4p's directory. Windows administrators running the Perforce Proxy process as a service should use p4 set -S svcname P4PCACHE=directory to set the value of P4PCACHE for the named service.

Notes

Create this directory before starting the Perforce Proxy (p4p).

Only the account running p4p needs to have read/write permissions in this directory.

For more information on setting up a Perforce Proxy, see the Perforce System Administrator's Guide.