Commands by functional area

Commands can grouped by functional area, such as Security or Streams. Expand a specific section or expand or collapse all functional areas.

If you are using P4 Cloud, only a subset of configurables are available. To learn more, see P4 Cloud configurables.

Administration

Command	Description
p4 admin	Perform administrative operations on the server.
p4 archive	Archive obsolete revisions to an archive depot.
p4 bgtask	Run background commands or triggers on the server.
p4 cachepurge	Reclaim disk space on a replicated server.
p4 configure	Set, view, and manage server configuration variables, including comments.
p4 counter	Access, set, increment, or delete a persistent variable.
p4 counters	Display the list of long-term variables used by P4 Server and associated scripts.
p4 dbschema	Report information about metadata in the database on the P4 Server.
p4 dbstat	Display size or simple statistics for one or more database tables.
p4 depot	Create, edit, or delete a depot specification.
p4 depots	Display a list of depots known to the .P4 Server.
p4 diagnostics	Generate diagnostic data about the P4 Server.
p4 diskspace	Display disk space information on the server.
p4 extension	Create and configure P4 Extensions.
p4 failback	After a failover with target server The immediately upstream server for replica servers, edge servers, standby servers, proxies and brokers. See also 'upstream server' and 'central server'. participation, fail back to restore the previous role of that target server.
p4 failover	Fail over to a standby server.
p4 heartbeat	Monitor the responsiveness of a target server, such as a standby server monitoring its target server The immediately upstream server for replica servers, edge servers, standby servers, proxies and brokers. See also 'upstream server' and 'central server'., to help the administrator determine if a failover might be needed.
p4 journals	Display history of checkpoint and journal activity for the server.
p4 key	Display, set, or delete a key/value pair.
p4 keys	Display list of known key/value pairs.
p4 license	Update or display the license file.
p4 lockstat	Report lock status of database tables.
p4 logappend	Add a line to any user log P4 Server supports the standard log, which is human-readable, as well as structured logs in a comma-separated value (CSV) format. The P4LOG environment variable specifies the log file for events, including errors. The human-readable P4AUDIT environment variable specifies the log file that records file transfers to users. Structured log files are typically processed by external tools. To learn more, see 'Logging" in P4 Server Administration Documentation. files.
p4 logexport	Export a structured server log file to an external service using the OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP).
p4 logger	Report changed jobs and changelists.
p4 logparse	Parse a structured log file and return log data.
p4 logrotate	Rotate one or more structured log P4 Server supports the standard log, which is human-readable, as well as structured logs in a comma-separated value (CSV) format. The P4LOG environment variable specifies the log file for events, including errors. The human-readable P4AUDIT environment variable specifies the log file that records file transfers to users. Structured log files are typically processed by external tools. To learn more, see 'Logging" in P4 Server Administration Documentation. files.
p4 logschema	Describe the schema of structured log record types.
p4 logstat	Report size of journal, error log, and/or audit log files, or report size of the specified structured file.
p4 logtail	Display the last block(s) of the error log.
p4 monitor	Display P4 Server process information and control long-running tasks.
p4 obliterate	Permanently removes files and their history (metadata) from the depot.
p4 ping	Test network performance.
p4 property	Add, delete, or list property values.
p4 proxy	Display Proxy connection information.
p4 pull	Retrieve metadata or versioned files from a P4 Servertarget server The immediately upstream server for replica servers, edge servers, standby servers, proxies and brokers. See also 'upstream server' and 'central server'. to its standby or replica, or display status information about pending transfers. There is a special syntax for a commit server to pull from a replica. In most situations, server replication with `p4 pull` is preferable to `p4 replicate`.
p4 reload	Reloads the specified workspace, label, or task stream from the unload depot.
p4 renameclient	Rename a client workspace.
p4 replicate	Poll for journal changes on one P4 Server for forwarding to another P4 Server.
p4 restore	Restore old archived revisions from an archive depot.
p4 reviews	List the users who are subscribed to review files.
p4 server	Create, modify, or delete a P4 Server specification.
p4 serverid	Get or set the unique ID associated with a P4 Server.
p4 servers	Display list of all server specifications or evaluate replication status.
p4 storage	Display, verify, or update physical archive storage.
p4 topology	Reports the P4 servers that are connected directly and indirectly to the innermost server, including an indicator of the server this command is running on.
p4 triggers	Create or display a list of scripts to be run conditionally when certain operations are performed, such as changelist submitted, form updated, journal rotated, and more.
p4 typemap	View or modify the file name-to-type mapping table.
p4 unload	Unloads a workspace, label, or task stream to the unload depot or to a flat file.
p4 upgrades	Show server upgrade status.
p4 verify	Verify that the P4 Server archives (depot files) are intact (complete and without corruption).
p4 webserver	Start or stop the P4 Web Server.

Branching and merging

Command	Description
p4 branch	Create or edit a branch mapping and its view.
p4 branches	List existing branch mappings.
p4 copy	Copy files and/or the stream spec from one location in the depot to another.
p4 cstat	Dump change or sync status for the current client workspace.
p4 integrate	Open files and/or the stream spec for branching (noun) A set of related files that exist at a specific location in the P4 depot as a result of being copied to that location, as opposed to being added to that location. A group of related files is often referred to as a codeline. To associate code reviews in P4 Code Review (formerly Helix Swarm) with the projects they are part of, add the 'branch' paths in the P4 Code Reviewproject. (verb) To create a codeline by copying another codeline with the 'p4 integrate', 'p4 copy', or 'p4 populate' command. or merging.
p4 integrated	Show integrations that have been submitted.
p4 interchanges	Report changes not yet integrated.
p4 istat	Check for integrations needed for stream files, the stream spec, or both.
p4 label	Create or edit a label specification and its view.
p4 labels	Display the list of defined labels.
p4 labelsync	Synchronize a label with the contents of the current client workspace.
p4 list	Create a temporary list of files that can be used as a label.
p4 merge	Merge 1. To create new files from existing files, preserving their history when branching. 2. To propagate changes from one set of files to another. 3. The process of combining the contents of two conflicting file revisions into a single file, typically using a merge tool, such as P4 Merge. one set of files (and/or the stream spec) into another.
p4 populate	Branch (noun) A set of related files that exist at a specific location in the P4 depot as a result of being copied to that location, as opposed to being added to that location. A group of related files is often referred to as a codeline. To associate code reviews in P4 Code Review (formerly Helix Swarm) with the projects they are part of, add the 'branch' paths in the P4 Code Reviewproject. (verb) To create a codeline by copying another codeline with the 'p4 integrate', 'p4 copy', or 'p4 populate' command. a set of files as a one-step operation.
p4 resolve	Resolve integrations and updates to repo workspace files.
p4 resolved	Display a list of files that have been resolved but not yet submitted.
p4 stream	Create, edit, delete, or obliterate an instance of a stream An enhanced type of branch with a dedicated view for clients of the stream (see 'stream view') and built-in rules that determine how changes flow across the stream depot (see 'stream hierarchy'). A stream specification defines a stream. In P4V, stream specs are visible in the Streams Graph and the Streams tab. (also known as a stream definition or stream spec).
p4 streamlog	List revision history of streams.
p4 streams	Display a list of streams.
p4 streamspec	Edit the streams template to change, add, or remove spec fields for stream forms.
p4 tag	Tag files with a label

Changelists

Command	Description
p4 change	Create or edit a changelist specification.
p4 changelist	This command is an alias for p4 change.
p4 changelists	This command is an alias for p4 changes.
p4 changes	List submitted and pending changelists.
p4 describe	Provides information about changelists, as well as files in the changelists, and the path of the open stream, if a stream is open.
p4 filelog	Print detailed information about the revisions of files.
p4 opened	Display the list of files opened in pending changelists.
p4 reopen	Move opened files between changelists or change the files' type, or move the client's stream spec to a different changelist.
p4 review	List and track changelists (for the review daemon).
p4 shelve	Store files (or a stream spec) from a pending changelist in the depot without submitting them.
p4 submit	Submit a pending changelist and the files it contains to the depot, and/or submit an open stream spec.
p4 undo	Undo a range of revisions.
p4 unshelve	Retrieve shelved files and the stream spec from a pending change into a workspace.

Client workspace

Command	Description
p4 clean	Restore client workspace files to match the state of corresponding depot files.
p4 client	Create or edit a client workspace specification and its view.
p4 clients	List all client workspaces currently known to the system.
p4 flush	Update the have list The list of file revisions most recently synced from the depot into the workspace. In other words, the list of files that the client workspace has. of a client workspace without copying any files.
p4 have	List files and revisions that are synced to the client workspace.
p4 ignores	Displays the ignore mappings computed from the rules in P4IGNORE files.
p4 renameclient	Rename a client workspace.
p4 sync	Update the client workspace Directories on your machine where you work on file revisions that are managed by P4 Server. to reflect the contents of the depot A file repository hosted on the P4 Server. A depot is the top-level unit of storage for versioned files, which are also known as depot files, archive files, or source files. It contains all versions of all files ever submitted to the depot. Except for obliterated files, any version of any file can be restored, including deleted files, but not obliterated files. An installation can have multiple depots, and they might be of different types, such as a local depot and a stream depot..
p4 update	Update a client workspace without overwriting files that have changed since last sync.
p4 where	Show how the specified files are mapped by the client view.
p4 workspace	The p4 workspace command is an alias for p4 client.
p4 workspaces	The p4 workspaces command is an alias for p4 clients.

Distributed version control (DVCS)

To learn more, see P4 Server Administration Documentation.

Command	Description
p4 fetch	Copy files from a remote server into your local server.
p4 init	Initializes a new P4 Server.
p4 push	Copy submitted files in your local server to a remote server.
p4 remote	Create, modify or delete a remote specification.
p4 remotes	Display a list of remote specifications.
p4 unsubmit	Unsubmit a changelist, making it a shelved set of changes.

Environment

Command	Description
p4 set	View or set P4 variables used by P4 Server and client applications.
Environment and registry variables	Variables that allow you to specify things such as the name of the client workspace, which files to exclude from version control, and more.
P4AUDIT	Location of the audit log P4 Server supports the standard log, which is human-readable, as well as structured logs in a comma-separated value (CSV) format. The P4LOG environment variable specifies the log file for events, including errors. The human-readable P4AUDIT environment variable specifies the log file that records file transfers to users. Structured log files are typically processed by external tools. To learn more, see 'Logging" in P4 Server Administration Documentation. file.
P4AUTH	A hostname and port number of an optional P4 Server that multiple P4 Servers use for authorization.
P4BROKEROPTIONS	Set P4 Broker options for a Windows service.
P4CHANGE	The hostname and port number of the optional centralized changelist server from which this P4 Server is being configured to get the most recent unused changelist number.
P4CHARSET	Character set used for translation of unicode files.
P4COMMANDCHARSET	Used to support UTF-16 and UTF-32 character sets from the Command-line Client.
P4CLIENT	Name of the current workspace.
P4CONFIG	Contains a file name without a path. The specified file is used to store other P4 Server environment variables.
P4DEBUG	Set debug levels or configurables that affect P4 Server or proxies running as Windows services.
P4DIFF	The name and location of the diff program used by `p4 resolve` and `p4 diff`.
P4DIFFUNICODE	Used to support UTF-16 and UTF-32 character sets from the Command-line Client.
P4EDITOR	The editor invoked by P4 Server commands that use forms
P4HOST	Name of host computer to impersonate.
P4IGNORE	Specify a filename or list of filenames that contain rules for ignoring files when adding client workspace files to the depot (p4 add) and when reconciling client workspaces (p4 reconcile).
P4JOURNAL	A file that holds the P4 Server database’s journal data.
P4LANGUAGE	This environment variable is reserved for system integrators. See also Internationalization Notes.
P4LOG	Name and path of the log P4 Server supports the standard log, which is human-readable, as well as structured logs in a comma-separated value (CSV) format. The P4LOG environment variable specifies the log file for events, including errors. The human-readable P4AUDIT environment variable specifies the log file that records file transfers to users. Structured log files are typically processed by external tools. To learn more, see 'Logging" in P4 Server Administration Documentation. file to which P4 Server events are written.
P4MERGE	A third-party merge program to be used by `p4 resolve`'s merge option.
P4MERGEUNICODE	Used to support UTF-16 and UTF-32 character sets from the Command-line Client.
P4PAGER	The program used to page output from `p4 resolve`'s diff option.
P4PASSWD	Supplies the current P4 Server user’s password for any P4 Server command.
P4PCACHE	For the P4 Proxy, the directory in which the proxy stores its files and subdirectories.
P4PFSIZE	For the P4 Proxy, the size (in bytes) of the smallest file to be cached. All files larger than `P4PFSIZE` bytes in length are cached.
P4POPTIONS	Set P4 Proxy options for a Windows service
P4PORT	For the Perforce service (server, broker, or proxy), the port number to listen on and the transport protocol for binding. For client applications, the protocol, host, and port number of the Perforce service with which to communicate.
P4ROOT	The directory in which the P4 Server stores its database files.
P4TARGET	For the P4 Proxy and replica servers, the name and port number of the target P4 Server (that is, the P4 Server for which P4P acts as a proxy). For a replica or edge server, the upstream server Any server in the inward direction, that is, toward the central server. For example, in an edge-to-edge configuration with a commit, edge1, and edge2, both edge1 and the commit server are upstream servers for edge2. See also 'central server'. from which it retrieves its data, and towards which changelists, if applicable, are forwarded.
P4TICKETS	The location of the ticket file used by `p4 login`.
P4USER	Current P4 Server username.
PWD	The directory used to resolve relative filename arguments to P4 Server commands.
TMP, TEMP	The directory to which P4 Server applications and services write temporary files.

Files

Command	Description
p4 add	Open files in a client workspace for addition to the depot.
p4 attribute	Set per-revision attributes on revisions: name-value pairs that associate metadata with the file revision.
p4 copy	Copy files and/or the stream spec from one location in the depot to another.
p4 delete	Open files in a client workspace for deletion from the depot.
p4 diff	Diff utility for comparing workspace content to depot content. (For comparing two depot paths, see p4 diff2.) Also for stream spec comparison.
p4 diff2	Diff utility for comparing the content at two depot paths. (For comparing workspace content to depot content, see p4 diff.)
p4 dirs	List the immediate subdirectories of the specified depot directories.
p4 edit	Opens files in a client workspace for edit, or open the current stream spec.
p4 files	Provide information about files in the depot without accessing their contents.
p4 fstat	Dump file information in a tagged format that is suitable for parsing by scripts.
p4 grep	Print lines in files (or revisions of files) that match a pattern.
p4 hotfiles	Edit the hotfiles mapping table for altsync client workspaces.
p4 lock	Lock an opened file against other users submitting changes to the file.
p4 move	Move (rename) a file from one location to another within the branch.
p4 print	Print the contents of a depot file revision.
p4 reconcile	Open files for add, delete, or edit to reconcile a workspace with changes made outside of P4 Server. You might need to use this command after working offline from P4 Server.
p4 rename	The command `p4 rename` is an alias for `p4 move`.
p4 revert	Discard changes made to open files or revert an open stream spec.
p4 sizes	Display size information for files in the depot.
p4 status	Previews output of open files for add, delete, and/or edit in order to reconcile a workspace with changes made outside of P4 Server.
p4 unlock	Release the lock on one or more files.

Jobs

Command	Description
p4 job	Create or edit an instance of a job, such as a defect or enhancement request.
p4 jobs	List jobs known to the P4 Server.
p4 jobspec	Edit the jobs template to change, add, or remove spec fields for job forms.

Security

Command	Description
p4 login	Report changed jobs and changelists.
p4 login2	Perform multi-factor authentication (MFA), formerly known as second factor authentication (2fa).
p4 logout	Log out a user of the P4 Server by removing a ticket on the user’s workstation, or by invalidating the user's ticket on the server.
p4 passwd	Change the P4 Server password of a user.
p4 protect	Control user access to files, directories, and commands.
p4 protects	Display protections in place for a given user, group, or path.
p4 tickets	Display all tickets granted to a user by `p4 login`.
p4 trust	Establish trust of an SSL/TLS connection to a Perforce service.
p4 user	Create, edit, or delete P4 Server user specifications and preferences.
p4 users	Print a list of all known users of the current Perforce service.
P4CLIENTPATH	A list of directories to which P4 Server applications are permitted to write.
P4SSLDIR	Directory containing a server’s SSL/TLS keys and/or certificates.
P4TRUST	Specifies the path to the SSL/TLS trust file.

Streams

Command	Description
p4 istat	Check for integrations needed for stream files, the stream spec, or both.
p4 prune	Removes unmodified files from a stream.
p4 stream	Create, edit, delete, or obliterate an instance of a stream An enhanced type of branch with a dedicated view for clients of the stream (see 'stream view') and built-in rules that determine how changes flow across the stream depot (see 'stream hierarchy'). A stream specification defines a stream. In P4V, stream specs are visible in the Streams Graph and the Streams tab. (also known as a stream definition or stream spec).
p4 streamlog	List revision history of streams.
p4 streams	Display a list of streams.
p4 streamspec	Edit the streams template to change, add, or remove spec fields for stream forms.
p4 switch	Create a stream, or switch to a different stream, with an option to populate that stream, or to display current streams.

Usage assistance

Command	Description
Global options	Global options for P4 Server commands can be supplied on the command line before any P4 Server command.
File specifications	Any file can be specified within any P4 Server command in client syntax, depot syntax, or local syntax.
p4 stream	Create, edit, delete, or obliterate an instance of a stream An enhanced type of branch with a dedicated view for clients of the stream (see 'stream view') and built-in rules that determine how changes flow across the stream depot (see 'stream hierarchy'). A stream specification defines a stream. In P4V, stream specs are visible in the Streams Graph and the Streams tab. (also known as a stream definition or stream spec).
p4 streamlog	List revision history of streams.
p4 streams	Display a list of streams.
p4 streamspec	Edit the streams template to change, add, or remove spec fields for stream forms.
p4 switch	Create a stream, or switch to a different stream, with an option to populate that stream, or to display current streams.