p4 help

Provide on-line help for Perforce.

Syntax

p4 [g-opts] help
p4 [g-opts] help keyword
p4 [g-opts] help command

Description

p4 help displays a help screen describing the named command or keyword. It’s very similar to this manual, but the text is written by the developers.

p4 help with no arguments lists all the available p4 help options. p4 help command provides help on the named command. p4 help keyword takes the following keywords as arguments:

Command and Keyword	Meaning	Equivalent Chapter in this Manual
`p4 help administration`	Help on specialized administration topics.	`p4 admin`
`p4 help charset`	Describes how to control Unicode translation.	`P4CHARSET` description.
`p4 help commands`	Lists all the Perforce commands.	Table of Contents
`p4 help configurables`	Describes all of the server configuration variables.	Configurables.
`p4 help dvcs`	Describes decentralized version control with Perforce.	(none)
`p4 help environment`	Lists the Perforce environment variables and their meanings.	Environment and Registry Variables
`p4 help filetypes`	Lists the Perforce filetypes and their meanings.	File Types
`p4 help jobview`	Describes Perforce jobviews.	`p4 jobs` description
`p4 help legal`	Legal and license information.	(none)
`p4 help networkaddress`	Help on network address syntax.	(none)
`p4 help replication`	Describes specialized replication topics.	(none)
`p4 help revisions`	Describes Perforce revision specifiers.	File Specifications
`p4 help simple`	Provides short descriptions of the eight most basic Perforce commands.	(none)
`p4 help usage`	Lists the six options available with all Perforce commands.	Global Options
`p4 help views`	Describes the meaning of Perforce views.	Views

Usage Notes

Can File Arguments Use Revision Specifier?	Can File Arguments Use Revision Range?	Minimal Access Level Required
N/A	N/A	`none`

Related Commands

To view information about the current Perforce configuration

p4 info