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# Restricting files that can be tagged

The `View` field in the `p4 label` form limits the files that can be tagged with a label. The default label view includes the entire depot (`//depot/...`). To prevent yourself from inadvertently tagging every file in your depot, set the label’s `View` field to the files and directories to be taggable, using depot syntax.

Example: Using a label view to control which files can be tagged

Bruno wants to tag the revisions of source code in the release 2.1 branch, which he knows can be successfully compiled. He types `p4 label jam-2.1.0` and uses the label’s `View` field to restrict the scope of the label as follows:

    Label:  jam-2.1.0
    Update: 2018/03/27 13:07:39
    Access: 2018/03/27 13:13:35
    Owner:  bruno
    Description:
            Created by bruno.
    Options:     unlocked noautoreload
    View:
            //JamCode/release/jam/2.1/src/...

This label can tag only files in the release 2.1 source code directory.

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