Basic Perforce Command – P4 Command Reference

	Command	Description
	p4 add	Open file(s) in a client workspace for addition to the depot.
	p4 admin	Perform administrative operations on the server.
	p4 branch	Create or edit a branch specification and its view.
	p4 change	Create or edit a changelist specification.
	p4 changelists	List submitted and pending changelists.
	p4 changelist	Create or edit a changelist specification.
	p4 client	Create or edit a client workspace specification and its view.
	p4 clients	List all client workspaces currently known to the system.
	p4 delete	Open file(s) in a client workspace for deletion from the depot.
	p4 depot	Create or edit a depot specification.
	p4 depots	Display a list of depots known to the Perforce server.
	p4 describe	Provides information about changelists and the changelists’ files.
	p4 groups	List groups of users.
	p4 group	Add or delete users from a group, or set the maxresults, maxscanrows, and timeout limits for the members of a group.
	p4 have	List files and revisions that have been synced to the client workspace
	p4 info	Display information about the current client and server.
	p4 integrate	Open files for branching or merging.
	p4 integrated	Show integrations that have been submitted.
	p4 job	Create or edit a defect, enhancement request, or other job specification.
	p4 jobs	List jobs known to the Perforce server.
	p4 label	Create or edit a label specification and its view.
	p4 labels	Display list of defined labels.
	p4 lock	Lock an opened file against changelist submission.
	p4 login	Log in to a Perforce server by obtaining a ticket.
	p4 logout	Log out of a Perforce server by removing or invalidating a ticket.
	p4 passwd	Change a user’s Perforce password on the server.
	p4 rename	Renaming files under Perforce.
	p4 resolve	Resolve conflicts between file revisions.
	p4 revert	Discard changes made to open files.
	p4 set	Set Perforce variables in the Windows registry.
	p4 submit	Send changes made to open files to the depot.
	p4 sync	Copy files from the depot into the workspace.
	p4 tag	Tag files with a label.
	p4 triggers	Edit a list of scripts to be run conditionally whenever changelists are submitted, forms are updated, or when integrating Perforce with external authentication mechanisms.
	p4 user	Create or edit Perforce user specifications and preferences.
	p4 users	Print a list of all known users of the current server.
	p4 verify	Verify that the server archives are intact.
	p4 workspace	Create or edit a client workspace specification and its view.

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