How to use this guide

This guide tells you how to use P4EXP, the Helix Plugin for Windows Explorer. It is intended for anyone using P4EXP to perform version control management tasks with Helix Server.

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Tip

When sharing URLs, you can ignore the extra characters at the end of each page's URL because standard URLs do work. For example:

https://www.perforce.com/perforce/doc.current/manuals/cmdref/#CmdRef/p4_add.htm

https://www.perforce.com/perforce/doc.current/manuals/cmdref/#CmdRef/configurables.configurables.html#auth.default.method

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Syntax conventions

Helix documentation uses the following syntax conventions to describe command line syntax.

Notation	Meaning
`literal`	Must be used in the command exactly as shown.
italics	A parameter for which you must supply specific information. For example, for a serverid parameter, supply the ID of the server.
[`-f`]	The enclosed elements are optional. Omit the brackets when you compose the command.
...	Repeats as much as needed: `alias-name[[$(arg1)...[$(argn)]]=transformation` Recursive for all directory levels: `clone perforce:1666 //depot/main/p4... ~/local-repos/main` `p4 repos -e //gra.../rep...`
element1 \| element2	Either element1 or element2 is required.