p4 describe
Synopsis
Provides information about changelists and the changelists' files.
Syntax
p4 [g-opts] describe
[-doptions] [-s -S -f -O -I]
changelist ...
Description
p4 describe displays the details of one or more changelists. For
each changelist, the output includes the changelist’s number, the
changelist’s creator, the client workspace name, the date the changelist
was created, and the changelist’s description.
If a changelist has been submitted, the default output also includes a
list of affected files and the diffs of those files relative to the
previous revision. By default, this command does not expand keywords
because keyword differences tend to obscure real differences.
If a changelist is pending, it is flagged as such in the output, and
the list of open files is shown. (Diffs for pending changelists are
not displayed because the files have yet to be submitted to the depot.)
The p4 describe command limits its report depending on whether
or not a changelist is public or restricted. Restricted submitted or
shelved changes are not reported unless you either own the change or
have list permission for at least one file in the change. Restricted
pending (but unshelved) changes are visible only to the change owner.
If you do not have permission to view a restricted changelist, the
message "no permission" is displayed in place of a changelist
description. Perforce administrators can override this behavior and view
restricted changelists by using the -f option.
You cannot run p4 describe on the default changelist.
The p4 describe command uses p4's built-in diff
subroutine. The P4DIFF variable has no effect on this
command.
Options
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Runs the diff routine with one of a subset of the standard UNIX diff options. See Usage Notes for an option listing. |
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Force the display of descriptions for restricted changelists. This
option requires |
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If a changelist was renumbered on submit, and you know only the
original changelist number, use |
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Specifies that the changelist number is the Identity field of a changelist. |
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Display a shortened output that excludes the files' diffs. |
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Display files shelved for the specified changelist, including diffs of those files against their previous depot revision. |
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See “Global Options”. |
Usage Notes
| Can File Arguments Use Revision Specifier? | Can File Arguments Use Revision Range? | Minimal Access Level Required |
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N/A |
N/A |
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The diff options supported by p4 describe are:
| Option | Name |
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RCS output format, showing additions and deletions made to the file and associated line ranges. |
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context output format, showing line number ranges and num lines of context around the changes. |
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summary output format, showing only the number of chunks and lines added, deleted, or changed. |
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unified output format, showing added and deleted lines with num
lines of context, in a form compatible with the |
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ignore line-ending (CR/LF) convention when finding diffs |
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ignore changes made within whitespace; this option implies |
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ignore whitespace altogether; this option implies |