CODEWITHSUNDEEP
perforce
Martin Schulze
Martin Schulze

Reputation: 2171

Download file from perforce depot without a client workspace?

Is there a way to download a file from a perforce depot without using a client workspace? I know about:

p4 print -o local.file //perforce_depot/remote.file

but this does only work if the requested file is under the clients workspace. I'm looking for something that is only dependent on the user and his rights but not on a workspace...

Thanks!

Upvotes: 11

Views: 9708

Answers (2)

aflat
aflat

Reputation: 4319

Run p4web on your perforce server, and then you can use wget to get any file.

I have my build servers wget their initial kickoff build scripts, that avoids the chicken/egg problem of you need something to kick a build, but you want that something to be in perforce. The only thing not in perforce now is a 2 lines. A wget, and an exec.

Upvotes: 3

user1054341
user1054341

Reputation: 3289

Your command will work without a client workspace, as long as the user has permission to access the file, and the file actually exists.

Upvotes: 10

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