p4 set

Synopsis

Syntax

Description

To set the value of a registry variable for the current user, use p4 set var=value. NT administrators can use p4 set -s var=value to set the registry variable's default values for all users on the local machine.

NT administrators running the Perforce server as a service can set variables used by the service (e.g. P4JOURNAL and others) with p4 set -S svcname var=value.

To unset the value for a particular variable, leave value empty.

To view a list of the values of all Perforce variables, use p4 set without any arguments.

p4 set can be used on non-Windows operating systems to view the values of variables, but if you try to use p4 set to set variables on non-Windows operating systems, Perforce will gently but firmly refuse.

Options

-s	Set the value of the registry variables for the local machine. Without this flag, p4 set sets the variables in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER hive; when you use the -s flag, the variables are set in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE hive.
-S svcname	Set the value of the registry variables as used by service svcname. You must have administrator privileges to do this.
g_opts	See the Global Options section.

Usage Notes

Can File Arguments Use Revision Specifier?	Can File Arguments Use Revision Range?	Minimal Access Level Required
N/A	N/A	list

• You'll find a listing and discussion of the Perforce variables in the Environment Variables section of this manual.

• Changes to registry values under NT affect the local machine only; an administrator setting P4JOURNAL for a Perforce NT service must be present at the machine running the service.

• You can override the values of the registry keys in any of three ways:
  • environment variables with the same names have precedence;

  • values within P4CONFIG files have precedence over both of these;

  • The global option flags have the highest precedence.

Examples

p4 set P4PORT=tea:1666	Set a registry variable telling the Perforce client to connect to a Perforce server at host tea, port 1666.
p4 set P4MERGE=	Unset the value of P4MERGE.
p4 set	Display a list of Perforce registry variables. Don't set anything.