Questions tagged [p4v]

P4V is the cross platform GUI for the Perforce revision control system.

P4V is the cross platform GUI for the Perforce revision control system. It replaced the now deprecated P4Win GUI, which was only available on Windows.

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Perforce equivalent of git local commit

I just started using Perforce after using Git for a year. Is there any equivalent of a git local commit to my branch in perforce. Essentially, if I want to work on a complex task which might need undoing and redoing of my specific changes, is there…
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Dark theme for Perforce P4V Helix on Linux?

Is there a way to get a dark theme for the Perforce P4V Helix GUI on Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS?
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Is there a way to get Perforce to revert unchanged files pending integration?

I'm getting ready to integrate our "Dev" branch into our "Testing" branch in preparation for an upcoming release. For our last release, after the initial integration, we determined there were some changes we didn't want to release. I rolled back…
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Can you force add an ignored file type in Perforce?

I'm currently using the P4IGNORE environment variable. I mainly use this alongside the P4VS Extension so that my premake generated projects and solutions do not get added to perforce. I recently upgraded my P4V client and when I try to manually add…
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How to use a custom compare tool with Perforce?

I have copy of Grigsoft's Compare it! tool, can anyone tell me how to use it with Perforce source control?
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How can I filter Submitted list by multiple user in Perforce?

How can I filter the "Submitted" view by multiple users in perforce? I want to just see only a few(4-5?) people in the "Submitted" view. There is a filter function, but filter doesn't take multiple users. So, can I specify multiple users in the…
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How to find all checkins to a perforce depot folder during two timestamps

I am using both command line and p4v. I need to find all checkins that went to a folder between two timestamps ( or times). Any help will be appreciated.
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How can WinMerge be used with Perforce Visual Client (P4V)?

I like using the WinMerge file comparison tool. I'd like to use it with Perforce's P4V tool to be my diff editor. How can Perforce be configured to allow this?
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In P4V, how do I create a branch from a label?

My company just imported our CVS repository into Perforce. I'm new to P4V and I can't work out how to create a branch from an existing label. Can anyone tell me how to do this?
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git-p4: fatal: git was built without support for git-p4 (NO_PYTHON=1)

I am trying to use git p4 on my Linux computer. But there seems to be a problem with git-p4 for some reason. When I run the git p4 command I get: fatal: git was built without support for git-p4 (NO_PYTHON=1) Any idea why this message is being…
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Reapplying changelist in perforce

I'm rather new to perforce, but have quite a bit of other VCS experience... Imagine this: You submit changes (changelist 1) A colleague submits changes on the same branch, accidentally overwriting your changes. (changelist 2) I tried integrating…
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Installing an exe with Powershell DSC Package resource gets return code 1619

I'm trying to use Powershell DSC's Package resource to install an exe... Perforce's P4V to be specific. Here's my code: Configuration PerforceMachine { Node "SERVERNAME" { Package P4V { Ensure = "Present" …
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How to revert file but leave it in pending changelist?

In Perforce P4V I have a file in a pending changelist. I want to revert the contents of the file but keep the file in the changelist. How can I do that? I tried Perforce's revert command but that removes the file from the changelist.
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How do I search for the content of files in a Perforce depot (P4V)?

I am currently using Perforce version 2010.2. It appears that this version does not have an integrated search functionality that will go through the content of every single file. My current P4V version only allows me to search for filenames but not…
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Perforce: how to get missing file from Depot to Workspace?

A given file is missing from my Workspace, but present at the Perforce Depot. I tried several times to "Get Revision" and checked on the "Force Operation" flag. It always retrieve hundreds of files but not this one missing, which, by the way, is an…
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