CODEWITHSUNDEEP
perforce
NewDTinStackoverflow
NewDTinStackoverflow

Reputation: 543

Create P4 branch but keep the history

I have a Product folder in perforce, which has bin, doc etc folder underneath it.

Product
    bin
      A.dll
    doc
      B.doc
    src
      C.cs

Now I want to add a layer

Product
    1.0.
      bin
       A.dll
      doc
       B.doc
      src
       C.cs

I want to keep all the file version info. I tried to branch or create a 1.0 folder to merge but neither way seems to be working. I would lose all the version history info. What will be the most efficient way to do it?

Thanks.

Upvotes: 4

Views: 1058

Answers (2)

Matt
Matt

Reputation: 4850

If you want to keep the history without the indirection from moving, you can use a combination of 'p4 duplicate' and 'p4 obliterate'. 'p4 duplicate' does just that; it replicates the history precisely, but in a new path. You can then use 'p4 obliterate' to remove the original version.

Ganesh's solution is also great and 90% of the time that is what you should do, but if you are looking to do a deep rename to fix a structural problem, 'p4 duplicate' and 'p4 obliterate' are good tools to have in your bag.

Upvotes: 4

Ganesh Sittampalam
Ganesh Sittampalam

Reputation: 29100

You can just use a move:

p4 move Product/... Product/1.0/...

Upvotes: 2

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