P4JOURNAL

Description

A file that holds the Perforce database’s journal data.

Usage Notes

Used by Client? Used by Server? Command-Line Alternative Can be set in P4CONFIG file?

No

Yes

p4d -J file

N/A

Value if not Explicitly Set

Operating System Value

All

P4ROOT/journal

Examples

journal
off
/disk2/perforce/journal

Notes

If a relative path is provided, it should be specified relative to the Perforce server root.

Setting P4JOURNAL to off disables journaling. This is not recommended.

For further information, see the Helix Versioning Engine Administrator Guide: Fundamentals.