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P4 CLI Documentation | 2026.1

# p4 reload

Reloads the specified workspace, label, or task stream from the unload depot.

## Syntax

    p4 [g-opts] reload [-f] [-c client | -l label | -s stream] [-p address]

Syntax and naming conventions

## Description

The `p4 reload` command reloads the state of an unloaded workspace, label, or task stream from the unload depot. (See unload depot in the P4 Server Administration Documentation.)

## Options

Option | Description
--- | ---
`-c client` | Unload the client workspace, and then reload if it had not been unloaded previously.
`-f` | Administrator force option, which allows reloading of labels and workspaces owned by other users. Requires `admin` access.
`-l label` | Reload the specified label from the unload depot.
`-p address` | In multi-server environments, reload an unloaded client workspace or label from the edge or commit server specified by the address. This migrates that workspace or label from that server to this one. To perform this operation, the service user of each server must be properly authenticated with the other server. When used with the `-c` option, the client workspace will automatically be unloaded on the remote server and then reloaded if it had not been unloaded previously. The `address` parameter can be specified either as the `P4PORT` or as the server id of the server. If you specify a server id, the server spec must contain the correct `P4PORT` value in its `Address` field.
`-s stream` | Reload the specified task stream from the unload depot.
`g-opts` | See Global options.

## Usage notes

Can File Arguments Use Revision Specifier? | Can File Arguments Use Revision Range? | Minimal Access Level Required
--- | --- | ---
No | No | `write`

- To reload a workspace or label, a user must be able to scan all the files in the workspace’s have list The list of file revisions most recently synced from the depot into the workspace. In other words, the list of files that the client workspace has. or files tagged by the label. Administrators should set `MaxScanRows` and `MaxResults` high enough (in the `p4 group` form) that users do not need to ask for assistance with `p4 unload` or `p4 reload` operations.

## Related commands

To unload a client workspace or label name | `p4 unload`

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