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P4 CLI Documentation | 2026.1

# p4 property

Add, delete, or list property values.

## Syntax

    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]

Syntax and naming conventions

## Description

The `p4 property` command can be used by administrators to view and update property definitions stored in the P4 service. The service does not use the property definitions. Instead, it provides this capability for client applications, such as P4V and P4 Code Review.

The P4 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, 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.

Some properies might be automatically set by an application, such as `P4.Swarm.CommitURL`. To learn more, see Commit-edge deployment in the P4 Code Review Documentation.

## Options

Option | Description
--- | ---
`-a` | Update a property value, or add a property value if it is not yet present. Requires `admin` access.
`-A` | List properties for all users and groups, as well as the property sequence number of each property value. Requires `admin` access.
`-d` | Delete a property value. Requires `admin` access.
`-F filter` | Limit the properties displayed to those that match the `filter` pattern. Syntax is that used by `p4 fstat`.
`-g group` | Specify the user group to which this property applies.
`-l` | List one or more property values. Performance is substantially improved when you supply a `-n name` argument. 2025.2 and later: The order of precedence for properties returned by `p4 property -l` is: sequence (highest first), user, group (earliest alphabetically), and then global. Prior to 2025.2: A global scoped property took precedence over any user- or group-scoped properties with the same sequence number. The sequence number can be used to explicitly control the order.
`-m max` | Limit output to the first max matching properties.
`-n name` | Specify the name of the property.
`-s sequence` | Specify the sequence number of the property. If not specified, the default value is `1`.
`-T taglist` | Limit the fields that are displayed to the fields listed in `taglist`. Syntax is that used by `p4 fstat`.
`-u user` | Specify the user to whom this property applies.
`-v value` | Specify the value of the property.
`g-opts` | See Global options.

## Usage notes

Can File Arguments Use Revision Specifier? | Can File Arguments Use Revision Range? | Minimal Access Level Required
--- | --- | ---
N/A | N/A | `list` to list property values `admin` to add or delete new properties, or to show a property setting and sequence number for users and groups

- P4 Server administrators can use `p4 property` to centrally manage P4V’s performance settings and selectively enable/disable features. See Server-side P4V settings in the P4 Server Administration Documentation.

## Examples

To set a property:

`p4 property -a -n P4V.Features.Markdown -v Off`

To see a list of all the properties that have been set:

`p4 property -l`

To see a list of all the properties that have been set for a specific subset of properties:

`p4 property -l -n P4V.Features`

`p4 property -l -n P4V.Performance`

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