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# Create numbered changelists

To create a numbered changelist, issue the `p4 change` command. This command displays the changelist form. Enter a description and make any desired changes; then save the form and exit the editor.

All files open in the default changelist are moved to the new changelist. When you exit the text editor, the changelist is assigned a number. If you delete files from this changelist, the files are moved back to the default changelist.

Example: Working with multiple changelists

Bruno is fixing two different bugs, and needs to submit each fix in a separate changelist. He syncs the head revisions of the files for the first fix and opens the file for edit in the default changelist:

    C:\bruno_ws> p4 sync //JamCode/dev/jam/*.c
    [list of files synced...]

    C:\bruno_ws> p4 edit //JamCode/dev/jam/*.c
    [list of files opened for edit...]

Now he issues the `p4 change` command and enters a description in the changelist form. After he saves the file and exits the editor, P4 Server creates a numbered changelist containing the files.

    C:\bruno_ws\dev\main\docs\manuals> p4 change

        [Enter description and save form]

    Change 777 created with 33 open file(s).

For the second bug fix, he performs the same steps, `p4 sync`, `p4 edit`, and `p4 change`. Now he has two numbered changelists, one for each fix.

The numbers assigned to submitted changelists reflect the order in which the changelists were submitted. When a changelist is submitted, P4 Server might renumber it, as shown in the following example:

Example: Automatic renumbering of changelists

Bruno has finished fixing the bug that he’s been using changelist 777 for. After he created that changelist, he submitted another changelist, and two other users also submitted changelists. Bruno submits changelist 777 with `p4 submit -c 777`, and sees the following message:

    Change 777 renamed change 783 and submitted.

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