Edit files and check in changes
You must open a file for edit before you attempt to edit the file. When
you open a file for edit—with the p4 edit command —Helix Server
enables write permission for the file in your workspace and adds the
files to a changelist. If the file is in the depot but not in your
workspace, you must sync it before you open it for edit.
Example Open a file for edit
Bruno wants to make changes to command.c, so he syncs it
and opens the file for edit.
C:\bruno_ws\dev> p4 sync //Acme/dev/command.c
//depot/dev/command.c#8 - added as c:\bruno_ws\dev\command.c
C:\bruno_ws\dev> p4 edit //Acme/dev/command.c
//Acme/dev/command.c#8 - opened for edit
He then edits the file with any text editor. When he’s finished, he
submits the file to the depot with p4 submit.
