P4V program files

The first time you start P4V, some files are created on your system: settings files, and (if enabled), a log file.

Settings files

000x.ws: These files contain connection information for each workspace, as well as any expressions or filters that have been used to search within P4V.

000x.ws.ui: These files contain settings such as window size and position, as well as status information and directory state.

settings: This file stores global information about P4V. It also provides an index of the 000x.ws files stored on this machine.

Log file

log.txt: If you have selected Enable logging to file under Preferences (default setting), this is a record of all information displayed in the Log pane.

To view the Log pane from within P4V, select Help > Show Log. Log information is recorded to the log.txt file, regardless of whether or not you have the Log pane showing.

Help files (Linux/Unix only)

By default, the P4V help files are installed in a directory called P4VResources, which is located in the same directory where the P4V executable is installed. Before starting P4V, either set a P4VDIR environment variable to point to the directory containing the P4VResources directory, or set a P4VRES variable to point to the P4VResources directory itself.

In the following examples, the P4V executable and P4VResources directory are both installed under usr/local/bin:

% setenv P4VRES /usr/local/bin/P4VResources

 or

% setenv P4VDIR /usr/local/bin

To access help from within P4V, select Help > P4V Help. P4V will first look for the help files in $P4VRES/p4vhelp. If that variable is not defined, it will look for $P4VDIR/P4VResources/p4vhelp. If neither variable is set, P4V allows you to browse to the location where the help files are installed. P4V then stores that information in your preferences directory (~/.p4qt) and automatically finds the files the next time you access help.

If you move the help files to another directory, P4V cannot find them automatically and you will need to browse for them again.