This guide contains details about using the derived APIs for Perl, PHP, Python, and Ruby, to create scripts that interact with Helix Core. You can download these APIs from the Perforce web site at https://www.perforce.com/downloads:
These derived APIs depend on the Helix C/C++ API, details for which are at Helix C/C++ API User Guide at https://www.perforce.com/perforce/doc.current/manuals/p4api/.
Use quotes for an exact multi-word phrase: |
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Quickly spot multiple search terms in color-coded results (different color for each term): |
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Browse to the next or previous heading with arrow buttons: |
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See the top of any page to knows its location within the book: |
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When sharing URLs, you can ignore the extra characters at the end of each page's URL because standard URLs do work. For example:
https://www.perforce.com/perforce/doc.current/manuals/cmdref/#CmdRef/p4_add.htm
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https://www.perforce.com/perforce/doc.current/manuals/cmdref/#CmdRef/configurables.configurables.html#auth.default.method
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Helix documentation uses the following syntax conventions to describe command line syntax.
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literal
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Must be used in the command exactly as shown. |
italics | A parameter for which you must supply specific information. For example, for a serverid parameter, supply the ID of the server. |
[-f ] |
The enclosed elements are optional. Omit the brackets when you compose the command. |
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element1 | element2 | Either element1 or element2 is required. |