P4Web Release 2008.2 User Guide
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This page gives you a quick reference to commands that perform various Perforce tasks. (Note that the command buttons on this Help page are not operational and are for illustration only.) If you are not already familiar with basic Perforce concepts, please read Getting Started with Perforce and P4Web first.

To find specific information on this page, you can click on one of the following topics, or use your browser's Find feature.

Users and Passwords
Client Workspaces
Working with Files
Changelists
Branching and Integration
Jobs
Labels
Users and Passwords
Switching to a different user or Perforce server You can switch users only if P4Web is running with its multiuser feature enabled. (-M flag). You cannot switch to a different Perforce server, because the server host and port are specified when P4Web is started. See How to Start P4Web for more information.
Changing your Perforce password Select the Settings tab and use the Change Password fields.
For more information, see Editing Your User Spec and Passwords and Authentication.
Client Workspaces
Editing your client workspace Select the Clients tab.
Click on the Edit current client link at the top of the page.
For more information, see Editing Your Client Spec.
Switching to a different client workspace Select the Clients tab.
Click on a client name.
Click on the "Switch to" link at the bottom of the Client specification page.
Working with Files
Syncing files Click on a file name and select
or
Click ("Sync to head revision" shortcut)
For more information, see Syncing Files.
Submitting files

Select the Pending tab, click on the changelist to submit, then click .
or
Click ("Submit default changelist" shortcut) on the Files tab.
For more information, see Submitting Files.

Working on a particular file Click on the file name, then use any of the menu commands or shortcut buttons on the page to operate on the current file.
Working on multiple files Click on a folder, then use any of the menu commands or shortcut buttons on the page to operate on all the files in the current path.
Adding new files into the depot On the Files tab, select
For more information, see Adding New Files to a Perforce Depot.
Deleting depot files On the Files tab, select
or
Click ("Open for delete" shortcut)
For more information, see Opening Files for Delete.
Editing files On the Files tab, select
or
Click ("Open for edit" shortcut)
For more information, see Opening Files for Edit.
Integrating files Select
For more information, see Integrating Files.
Resolving files Select
For more information, see Resolving Files.
Diffing files Click on the file that you want to diff, then use the following menu options:

     shows the changes you've made to the file in your workspace.


     diffs between the version you're synced to and the most recent version in the depot.


     diffs between the file in your workspace and the most recent version in the depot.

Determining what files you have opened

Look for the "opened file" icons:

open for edit

open for add

open for delete

open for branch

open for integration
or
On the Files tab, use the File Filter and select any of the Open files Action menu options.
or
Select the Pending tab to view the files in your pending changelists.
For more information, see Using the Tree View.

Finding a file or a set of files On the Files tab, use the Files matching... field in the File Filter.
For more information, see Finding Files.
Changelists
Creating a numbered pending changelist Click ("Submit default changelist" shortcut), then click .
For more information, see Editing a Pending Changelist.
Submitting a numbered pending changelist Select the Pending tab, click on the changelist to submit, and click .
For more information, see Editing a Pending Changelist.
Moving files between changelists Select the Pending tab.
Click on the changelist containing the file that you want to move.
Select the files that you want to move.
Select the target changelist and click the Move to Changelist button.
For more information, see Editing a Pending Changelist.
Adding a job to a pending changelist Select the Pending tab.
Click on the desired changelist.
In the Jobs field, enter the jobs you want to add.
Jobs can only be added to numbered changelists, so if it's the default changelist, click Create Changelist.
For more information, see Editing a Pending Changelist.
Branching and Integration
Creating a branch spec Select the Branches tab.
Click the Create branch spec link at the top of the page.
For more information, see Creating and Editing Branches.
Editing a branch spec Select the Branches tab and click on the name of the branch.
Select
For more information, see Creating and Editing Branches.
Deleting a branch spec Select the Branches tab and click on the name of the branch.
Select
Integrating files On the Files tab, select
For more information, see Integrating Files.
Jobs
Creating a job Select the Jobs tab.
Click the Create job link at the top of the page.
For more information, see Creating and Editing Jobs.
Editing a job Select the Jobs tab and click on the name of the job.
Select
For more information, see Creating and Editing Jobs.
Deleting a job Select the Jobs tab and click on name of the job.
Select
Labels
Creating a label spec Select the Labels tab.
Click the Create label spec link at the top of the page.
For more information, see Creating and Editing Labels.
Tagging files with a label Select the Labels tab and click on name of the label.
Select to tag the files with that label.
For more information, see Creating and Editing Labels.
Editing a label spec Select the Labels tab and click on name of the label.
Select
For more information, see Creating and Editing Labels.
Deleting a label Select the Labels tab and click on name of the label.
Select


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