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diff --git a/contrib/fast-import/git-p4.txt b/contrib/fast-import/git-p4.txt index b16a8384bc..ac551d45f1 100644 --- a/contrib/fast-import/git-p4.txt +++ b/contrib/fast-import/git-p4.txt @@ -63,18 +63,6 @@ It is recommended to run 'git repack -a -d -f' from time to time when using incremental imports to optimally combine the individual git packs that each incremental import creates through the use of git-fast-import. - -A useful setup may be that you have a periodically updated git repository -somewhere that contains a complete import of a Perforce project. That git -repository can be used to clone the working repository from and one would -import from Perforce directly after cloning using git-p4. If the connection to -the Perforce server is slow and the working repository hasn't been synced for a -while it may be desirable to fetch changes from the origin git repository using -the efficient git protocol. git-p4 supports this setup by calling "git fetch origin" -by default if there is an origin branch. You can disable this using - - git config git-p4.syncFromOrigin false - Updating ======== @@ -140,6 +128,62 @@ Example git-p4 rebase +Configuration parameters +======================== + +git-p4.user ($P4USER) + +Allows you to specify the username to use to connect to the Perforce repository. + + git config [--global] git-p4.user public + +git-p4.password ($P4PASS) + +Allows you to specify the password to use to connect to the Perforce repository. +Warning this password will be visible on the command-line invocation of the p4 binary. + + git config [--global] git-p4.password public1234 + +git-p4.port ($P4PORT) + +Specify the port to be used to contact the Perforce server. As this will be passed +directly to the p4 binary, it may be in the format host:port as well. + + git config [--global] git-p4.port codes.zimbra.com:2666 + +git-p4.host ($P4HOST) + +Specify the host to contact for a Perforce repository. + + git config [--global] git-p4.host perforce.example.com + +git-p4.client ($P4CLIENT) + +Specify the client name to use + + git config [--global] git-p4.client public-view + +git-p4.allowSubmit + + git config [--global] git-p4.allowSubmit false + +git-p4.syncFromOrigin + +A useful setup may be that you have a periodically updated git repository +somewhere that contains a complete import of a Perforce project. That git +repository can be used to clone the working repository from and one would +import from Perforce directly after cloning using git-p4. If the connection to +the Perforce server is slow and the working repository hasn't been synced for a +while it may be desirable to fetch changes from the origin git repository using +the efficient git protocol. git-p4 supports this setup by calling "git fetch origin" +by default if there is an origin branch. You can disable this using: + + git config [--global] git-p4.syncFromOrigin false + +git-p4.useclientspec + + git config [--global] git-p4.useclientspec false + Implementation Details... ========================= |