P4VC command line client for P4V components

P4VC is a command-line client that can send certain P4 command-line commands to P4V without having to open a full P4V instance. For example, some users of the P4 command-line client might find P4VC to be a convenient way to view the Revision Graph, the Stream Graph, and create or update a review for P4 Code Review.

If P4V is not already running on your computer, your first P4VC command launches a P4V instance.

If P4V is already running, your P4VC commands apply to your P4V instance.

Command Syntax

Command-line help is available:

p4vc -h displays the list of options:

p4vc [options] command [arg ...]

Options:
    -h -?           print this message
    -V              print client version
    -c client       set client name (default $P4CLIENT)
    -C charset      set character set (default $P4CHARSET)
    -p port         set server port (default $P4PORT)
    -u user         set user's username (default $P4USER)

p4vc -help displays the list of commands.

You will see more complete help when you invoke the help for a specific command, such as
p4vc help branch
but what follows is a summary of the output of
p4vc help [command]
for each command.

Command	Purpose	Syntax
help	Print the requested help message.	p4vc [options] help
shutdown	Shut downs the p4v service. This command does not require a client workspace.	p4vc [options] shutdown
branch	Show or edit the branch.	p4vc [options] branches
branches	Same as branchmappings. Show the list of branch mappings.	p4vc [options] branches
branchmappings	Shows the list of branch mappings.	p4vc [options] branchmappings
change	Show/Edit change.	p4vc [options] change [ spec, ... ]
client	Same as workspace. Show/Edit workspace.	p4vc [options] client [ spec, ... ]
clients	Same as workspaces. Show the list of workspaces.	p4vc [options] clients
depot	Show/Edit depot.	p4vc [options] depot [ spec, ... ]
diff	Show the Diff Files dialog box. If you specify files, you can use depot paths, local paths, or a mix of depot and local paths.	p4vc [options] diff [ file(s) ]
diff -f	Diff two valid file paths immediately, without first showing the Diff Files dialog box. You can specify depot paths, local paths, or a mix of depot and local paths.	p4vc [options] diff -f filepath1 filepath2
diffhave	Diff opened files against have revision (local paths). If you specify files, you can use depot paths, local paths, or a mix of depot and local paths.	p4vc [options] diffhave [ file(s) ]
diffprev	Diff against a previous revision (depot path#revision). If you specify files, you can use depot paths, local paths, or a mix of depot and local paths.	p4vc [options] diffprev [ file(s) ]
group	Show/Edit group.	p4vc [options] group [ spec, ... ]
groups	Show the list of groups.	p4vc [options] groups
history	Shows file history.	p4vc [options] history [ file(s), ... ]
job	Show/Edit job.	p4vc [options] job [ spec, ... ]
jobs	Show the list of jobs.	p4vc [options] jobs
label	Show/Edit label.	p4vc [options] label [ spec, ... ]
labels	Show the list of labels.	p4vc [options] labels
pendingchanges	Show the list of pending changes.	p4vc [options] pendingchanges
properties	Shows file details.	p4vc [options] properties [ file(s), ... ]
resolve	Launches resolve dialog box.	p4vc [options] resolve [ -f ] [ -c num ] [ file(s), ... ]
revgraph	Same as revisiongraph. Shows the revision graph.	p4vc [options] revgraph [ file(s), ... ]
reviewrequest	Launches the Request new Swarm Review dialog box. If you want to create a review request for the default changelist, use p4vc reviewrequest without providing a changelist number.	p4vc [options] reviewrequest [ -c num ]
reviewupdate	Launches the Update Review dialog box to update an existing P4 Code Review. This can be to update a changelist that is already associated with a review in P4 Code Review as well as to add a pending or submitted changelist to an existing review.	p4vc [options] reviewupdate -c num
revisiongraph	Show the revision graph.	p4vc [options] revisiongraph [ file(s), ... ]
streamgraph	Show the stream graph pane.	p4vc [options] streamgraph [ file(s) ]
streams	Shows the list of streams	p4vc [options] streams
submit	Launch the submit dialog box.	p4vc [options] submit [ -c num ] [ file(s), ... ]
submittedchanges	Show the list of submitted changes.	p4vc [options] submittedchanges
timelapse	Show time-lapse view. See View file history with Time-lapse View.	p4vc [options] timelapse [-l linenumber] [ file(s), ... ]
timelapseview	Same as timelapse. Show time-lapse view.	p4vc [options] timelapseview [ file(s), ... ]
tlv	Same as timelapse. Show time-lapse view.	p4vc [options] tlv [ file(s), ... ]
topology	Graphically display the topology data in the specified json-file that contains the output of the p4 -Mj -ztag topology command. See p4 topology in the P4 CLI Reference and Topology tab in the P4 Admin Documentation.	p4vc [options] topology json-file
user	Show/Edit user.	p4vc [options] user
users	Show the list of users.	p4vc [options] users
workspace	Show/Edit workspace.	p4vc [options] workspace [ spec, ... ]
workspaces	Show the list of workspaces.	p4vc [options] workspaces
workspacewindow	Launches a WorkspaceWindow for the provided connection. If the window is already opened, it will be brought to the foreground, and the requested selection will be applied. -s takes a filepath in local or depot format. The file will be selected in either the workspace or depot browser. -t takes a tab label specifying the active tab. The recognized values are: pending, submitted, files, branches, workspaces, jobs, streams, streamgraph, labels and remotes -r refreshes the running P4V connection workspace defined by p4vc. If more than one instance of P4V is running, -r operates on the first one. For example, if you have one instance of P4V running with connections A and B, and you issue a p4vc workspacewindow -r for connection B, that one instance is refreshed. However, if you start a second instance of P4V running with connection C, then issue a p4vc workspacewindow -r for connection C, p4vc opens a new Connection C on the first instance instead of refreshing the second instance.	p4vc [options] workspacewindow [ -r ] [ -s path ] [ -t tab ]