Perforce 2009.2: Command Reference

P4DEBUG

Description

Set Perforce server or proxy trace flags.

Usage Notes

Used by Client?	Used by Server?	Command-Line Alternative	Can be set in P4CONFIG file?
No	Yes	None	No

Value if not Explicitly Set

Operating System	Value
All	If not set, this variable is not used.

Examples

server=1

server=2

server=3

Notes

In most cases, the Perforce server trace flags are useful only to administrators working with Perforce Technical Support to diagnose or investigate a problem.

The preferred way to set trace flags for the Perforce server (or proxy) is to set them on the p4d (or p4p) command line. For technical reasons, this does not work for sites running Perforce servers or proxies as services under Windows. Administrators at such sites can use p4 set to set the trace flags within P4DEBUG, allowing the service to run with the flags enabled.

Some server debug levels require specific server release levels.

Setting server debug levels on a Perforce server (p4d) has no effect on the debug level of a Perforce Proxy (p4p) process, and vice versa.

For further information, see the Perforce System Administrator's Guide.