There are several commands and arguments that allow more complex operations. (A command line flag “-z” tells Perforce to use compre ssion.) The commands are as follows:
p4d -jc [-z] – Take a checkpoint, rotate the journal
p4 admin checkpoint [-z] – Client-side checkpoint/journal
p4d -jj [-z] – Rotate the journal
p4d -jr [-z]filename – Restore the journal file filename
p4d -jd [-z] filename – Checkpoint to filename without incrementing the checkpoint/journal counter
p4d -c command – Lock the database files, and run command
