Installation

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Homebrew Caskverifiziert · 100%

brew install --cask p4

local Homebrew cask metadata

Überblick

Paketzusammenfassung

Use it to gain instant access to operations and complete control over the system

Projektlinks

Befehle und Aliase

p4
bin.macosx12arm64

Verlauf

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

P4 CLI is the command-line client for Perforce P4, the centralized version-control platform formerly branded Helix Core. It connects local workspaces to P4 Server and exposes both everyday versioning operations and lower-level administrative capabilities.

Projektgeschichte

Christopher Seiwald started Perforce in 1995 around a version-control system originally called Perforce and commonly abbreviated P4. The product was renamed Helix Core in 2016 as Perforce expanded into a broader software portfolio.

In 2025, Perforce announced that Helix Core would again use the P4 name. Long-established command names such as p4 sync and p4 submit made the change a return to terminology already familiar to users.

Adoptionsgeschichte

P4 became associated with centralized version-control deployments that must handle large repositories and binary assets. Perforce presents the wider P4 platform as serving demanding game, semiconductor, media, and enterprise engineering workflows.

Wie es verwendet wird

Users configure a server address, identity, and client workspace, then run commands such as p4 sync, p4 edit, p4 submit, and p4 reconcile. Authentication tickets obtained through p4 login are kept in the P4TICKETS file.

Teams with several workspaces commonly set P4CONFIG to a filename such as .p4config. P4 searches the working directory and its parents for that file, allowing settings to follow each workspace.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

The p4 executable is the canonical automation interface to P4 Server. It matters to package users because a small command-line client unlocks workspace synchronization, changelists, shelving, branching, merging, administration, and scripted CI access to an otherwise server-centered commercial ecosystem.

Its P4CONFIG search behavior is especially useful in developer environments: repository-local or parent-directory settings can automatically select the correct server, user, and workspace as the shell moves between projects.

Zeitleiste

1995: Christopher Seiwald founded Perforce around the version-control system commonly called P4.
2016: The original Perforce version-control product was renamed Helix Core.
2025: Perforce announced the return from the Helix Core product name to P4.

Related projects

P4 Server is the service operated by the client.
P4V provides a graphical client for the same server and workspace model.
P4Merge, P4 Admin, and P4 Code Review cover comparison, administration, and review workflows around P4.

Quellen

Sicherheitslage

Noch keine Protected-Tool-Abdeckung gefunden

Für p4 wurde kein passendes lokales Secret-Handling-Manifest gefunden. Paketmetadaten bleiben hier veröffentlicht, damit künftige Abdeckung eine stabile Paket-URL hat.

Installationsverhalten

In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
Es wurden keine Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten erfasst.

Empfohlene Prüfung

Prüfe vor unbeaufsichtigter Agent-Nutzung, ob das Tool Klartext-Credentials liest, Remote-Zustand schreibt, Artefakte veröffentlicht oder Plugins ausführt.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: P4CONFIG-named file in the current working directorya parent directory, for example .p4config.txt
Windows: P4CONFIG-named file in the current working directorya parent directory, for example .p4config.txtPerforce settings stored by p4 set in the Windows registry

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.p4tickets
Windows: %USERPROFILE%\p4tickets.txtP4PASSWD in the Windows registry when set with p4 setP4V

Executables

Installierte Executables

Befehl	Art	Sichtbarkeit	Hinweis
`bin.macosx12arm64`	Binärdatei	Homebrew-Cask-Binärdatei	bin.macosx12arm64
`p4`	Executable	indexiertes Executable	Aus dem lokalen Executable-Index erkannt.

Aktualität

Version und Aktualität

Diese Signale trennen das Alter der Seitengenerierung, Aktivität des Paketmanagers und Upstream-Release-Vergleich. Versionsrückstand wird nur gemeldet, wenn eine Evidenz-URL und vergleichbare Versionen vorhanden sind.

Seite generiert2026-11-04

Manager-Version2026.1,3089746

Manager aktualisiert2026-10-27

lokale DatenOK

Upstreamnot checked

neueste erkannte Versionnicht erkannt

https://www.perforce.com/products/helix-core-apps/command-line-client

InfoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.perforce.com/products/helix-core-apps/command-line-clientnone Konfidenz

Installationsmetadaten

Paketmetadaten

Paketschlüssel	cask:p4
Version	2026.1,3089746
Paketmanager	Homebrew Cask
Paketmanager-Seite	https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/p4
Homepage	https://www.perforce.com/products/helix-core-apps/command-line-client
Upstream-Dokumentation	https://www.perforce.com/products/helix-core-apps/command-line-client
Quellarchiv	https://filehost.perforce.com/perforce/r26.1/bin.macosx12arm64/p4
Zuletzt aktualisiert	2026-10-27T23:35:00+11:00
Pulse	updated
SHA-256	no_check
Download-URL	https://filehost.perforce.com/perforce/r26.1/bin.macosx12arm64/p4
Bottle	nicht erfasst
Homebrew post-install	nicht definiert
Dienst	keiner deklariert

Registry-Fakten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Source Database	Homebrew cask API
Tap	homebrew/cask
Full Token	p4
Names	Perforce Helix Command-Line Client (P4)
Conflicts With	Cask perforce
Artifacts	Binary 1 Target 1 Zap 1
Container	Type naked
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no

Source-Datenbank-Treffer

Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.

Nix95%

p4

nix profile install nixpkgs#p4

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: P4

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/p4/p4/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Chocolatey95%

p4

choco install p4

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: P4

Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: p4 from https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','origin'

Scoop95%

main/p4

scoop install main/p4

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: P4

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/p4.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Paketgraph

Links stammen aus dem lokalen Paketbeziehungsgraph, Ergänzungen, Abhängigkeitskanten, Ecosystem-Matches und Paket-Hub-Mitgliedschaft.

Quellspur

Aus Repository-Daten generiert

Diese Seite wird von av-web aus dem privaten Paket-SQLite-Artefakt bereitgestellt, das scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py erstellt.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/p4.yml

Verwendete Quellen

cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

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