Configuring P4

Configuring the Perforce environment, workspaces, views, options, line ends, security, and more

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Avoiding the Perforce Prompt for Password in Windows PROBLEM: At security level 2 you can no longer use P4PASSWD to store your Perfor...
Choosing between AltRoots TASK: I use the AltRoots field in my client specification so that I can share my workspace between my Windows and Linux/UNIX computers. Occasionally, p4 incorrectly determines the client root directo...
Configuring Editor and Diff Applications on Windows SUMMARY: Configuration issues for P4EDITOR and P4DIFF on Windows DETAILS: On Windows, applications used for P4EDITOR and P4DIFF must run as foreground processes. The Perforce client creates tempor...
Customizing Perforce Editor Forms PROBLEM: How do I customize forms used by Perforce? SOLUTION: NOTE: As of the 2004.2 release of the Perforce Server, you no longer need to use this workaround. You can, instead, use form-in trigge...
Deleting Empty Directories TASK: How do I make Perforce delete empty client workspace directories? SOLUTION: Set the rmdir option in your workspace specification to indicate that client workspace directories should be delet...
Forgotten password PROBLEM: What if a user forgets his or her password? SOLUTION A Perforce superuser can set a new password for any user with: p4 passwd username [as of Rel 99.1] or with: p4 user -f username [i...
Logging In to Perforce Non-interactively TASK: How can I log in to Perforce non-interactively? SOLUTION: There are several situations that might require an automatic log-in. For instance, if you have a backup script that runs every night...
Mapping Multiple Directories PROBLEM: How do I map two depot directories to the same workspace directory? SOLUTION: Normally, if your client view maps more than one depot directory to the same directory in your workspace, onl...
Symbolic Links and Workspace Roots SUMMARY: A short description of UNIX symbolic links and the p4 command line. DETAILS: If you have symbolic links in your UNIX filesytem and your client view is in a symlinked directory, you might...

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Article #:
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Created:
05/18/06
Modified:
12/15/09

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