This guide tells you how to use the
Helix Server
Command Line Client (p4). Unless you’re an
experienced
Helix Server
user, we strongly urge you to read the
"Basic concepts"
chapter of
Solutions Overview: Helix Version Control System
before reading this guide.
Perforce provides many applications that enable you to manage your files, including the command line client, GUIs — such as P4V —, and plug-ins. The command line client enables you to script and perform administrative tasks that are not supported by Helix Server GUIs.
If you are new to Helix Server, see these topics to get started:
What's new
For a complete list of what's new in this release, see the Release Notes.
Additional help for Helix Core
Command reference
See the P4 Command Reference for usage and reference for the Helix Server command-line client.
Helix Server administration
See Helix Core Server Administrator Guide: Fundamentals for information on installation, configuration, and management of Helix Server.
Federated services
See the Helix Core Server Administrator Guide: Multi-Site Deployment for admin information on installing, configuring, and maintaining multiple interconnected or replicated Perforce services.
Distributed versioning
See the Using Helix Core Server for Distributed Versioning for information on how to use the Distributed Version Control System (DVCS).
