Perforce 2009.2: Command Reference

p4 help

Synopsis

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 simple	Provides short descriptions of the eight most basic Perforce commands.	(none)
p4 help commands	Lists all the Perforce commands	Table of Contents
p4 help charset	Describes how to control Unicode translation	P4CHARSET description.
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 revisions	Describes Perforce revision specifiers	File Specifications
p4 help usage	Lists the six flags 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