p4 triggers
Synopsis
Create or display a list of scripts to be run conditionally whenever changelists are submitted, forms are updated, or when integrating Perforce with external authentication or archive mechanisms.
Syntax
p4 [g-opts] triggers [ -i | -o ]
Description
Perforce triggers are user-written scripts or
programs that are called by a Perforce server whenever certain operations
(such as changelist submission or changes to forms) are performed. If the
script returns a value of 0, the operation continues;
if the script returns any other value, the operation fails.
The p4 triggers command includes three variants:
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With no options specified, the command invokes the default editor to allow the user to specify one or more trigger definitions.
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The
-ioption specifies that the user use standard input to specify one or more trigger definitions. -
The
-ooption displays the trigger definitions currently stored in the trigger table.
A trigger definition contains four fields that specify the name of the trigger, the type of event that should trigger the execution of the script, the location of the script, and other trigger type-dependent information. When the condition specified in a trigger definition is satisfied, the associated script or program is executed.
For detailed information about writing triggers and trigger definitions, see "Scripting Perforce: Triggers and Daemons" in the Perforce Server Administrator's Guide: Fundamentals.
Options
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Read the trigger table from standard input without invoking the editor. |
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Write the trigger table to standard output without invoking the editor. |
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See the “Global Options” section. |
Usage Notes
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Can File Arguments Use Revision Specifier? |
Can File Arguments Use Revision Range? |
Minimal Access Level Required |
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N/A |
N/A |
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Examples
Suppose that the trigger table consists of the following entries:
Triggers:
trig1 change-submit //depot/dir/... "/usr/bin/s1.pl %changelist%"
trig2 change-submit //depot/dir/file "/usr/bin/s2.pl %user%"
trig1 change-submit -//depot/dir/z* "/usr/bin/s1.pl %user%"
trig1 change-submit //depot/dir/zed "/usr/bin/s3.pl %client%"
Note the indentation; the Triggers: field name is
not indented; each row is indented with at least one space or tab
character.
Both the first and third lines call the script /bin/s1.pl
%changelist%, because the first occurrence of a particular
trigger name determines which script is run when the trigger name is
subsequently used.
No triggers are activated if someone submits file
//depot/dir/zebra, because the third line excludes
this file. If someone submits //depot/dir/zed, the
trig1 script /usr/bin/s1.pl
%changelist% is run: although the fourth line overrides the
third, only the first script associated with the name
trig1 is called.
For more detailed examples, see "Scripting Perforce: Triggers and Daemons" in the Perforce Server Administrator's Guide: Fundamentals.