Add, delete, or list property values.

p4 [g-opts] property -a -n name -v value [-s sequence] [-u user | -g group]
p4 [g-opts] property -d -n name [-s sequence] [-u user | -g group]
p4 [g-opts] property -l [-A] [-n name [-s sequence] [-u user | -g group]]
                     [-F filter] [-T taglist] [-m max]

The p4 property command can be used by administrators to view and update property definitions stored in the Perforce service. The service does not use the property definitions; it provides this capability for other Perforce applications, such as P4V.

The Perforce service offers three ways of storing metadata: counters/keys, attributes, and properties.

If your application requires only the flat storage of simple key/value pairs, and attempts to implement no security model, use the p4 counters and p4 keys commands.

If your application’s metadata is associated with particular files, use p4 attribute.

If your application’s metadata is not associated with files, and if you have a requirement to restrict its visibility to users, groups, and/or to control the precedence of multiple values using sequence numbers, use p4 property.

When specifying multiple property values for the same property, use distinct sequence numbers to specify the precedence order. A value with a higher sequence number is ordered before a value with a lower sequence number. Values with the same sequence number have an undefined ordering relationship.