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P4 CLI Documentation | 2026.1

# p4 info

Display information about the current P4 Server application and the shared versioning service.

## Syntax

    p4 [g-opts] info [-s]

Syntax and naming conventions

## Description

The `p4 info` command displays information about the P4 Server application and the shared versioning service.

Here’s an example of the output from `p4 info`. If the server were a replica of another server, that information would be supplied.

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    Client name: myserver-24-n102
    Client host: myserver-24-n102.dhcp.perforce.com
    Client unknown.
    Current directory: /Users/kharris
    Peer address: 10.0.102.24:52492
    Client address: 10.0.102.24
    Server address: someaddress.perforce.com:1999
    Server root: /depots/p4-1999
    Server date: 2025/07/13 14:52:59 -0700 PDT
    Server uptime: 147:34:34
    Server version: P4D/LINUX26X86_64/2025.2.MAIN-TEST_ONLY/1199094 (2025/07/07)
    ServerID: london1999
    Server services: standard
    Server license: 500 users (expires 2027/01/31)
    Server license-ip: qaplay.perforce.com
    Case Handling: sensitive

To obtain the version of the P4 Server application (`p4`), use `p4 -V`.

The output of p4 -ztag info includes unloadSupport enabled if the administrator has created a depot of type unload. If not, the output includes unloadSupport disabled.

To hide sensitive output from unauthenticated users, use the dm.info.hide configurable.

## Options

Option | Description
--- | ---
`-s` | Shortened output: exclude information (for example, the workspace root) that requires a database lookup.
`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 | none because every user can run `p4 info`, whether a standard user, operator user, or a service user

## Related commands

To read P4 Server’s help files | `p4 help`
To display P4 Proxy connection information | `p4 proxy`
To view version information for your P4 Server application | `p4 -V`

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