Putting it all together

Combining the various elements allows you to build aliases.

Make a new task stream

If your streams are stored in the depot named //stream, here’s how you would make a new task stream:

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newTaskStream $(task) $(parent) = stream -o -t task -P //stream/$(parent) \
                            //stream/$task) &gt; $(streamSpec) &amp;&amp;
                            stream -i &lt; $(streamSpec) &amp;&amp;
                            populate -r -S //stream/$(task) &amp;&amp;
                            client -s -S //stream/$(task) &amp;&amp;
                            sync

Then switching to a new stream becomes simple:

 p4 newTaskStream job084103 bp-dev

Delete a stream permanently with p4 obliterate

delete-stream $(branch) = stream -d //stream/$(branch) &&
                        obliterate -y //stream/$(branch)...

Make an alias of an alias

checkout = sync
commit = submit

co  = checkout
cmt = commit