Merge git-gui 0.11.0

[git.git] / contrib / fast-import / git-p4.txt

diff --git a/contrib/fast-import/git-p4.txt b/contrib/fast-import/git-p4.txt
index ac8e6cff0bff9b34231037ea54c9e8fe696f0bd6..ac551d45f10a96a262e8603e72d09c22ade1e40e 100644 (file)
--- a/contrib/fast-import/git-p4.txt
+++ b/contrib/fast-import/git-p4.txt
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ If you want more control you can also use the git-p4 sync command directly:
   git-p4 sync //path/in/your/perforce/depot
 
 This will import the current head revision of the specified depot path into a
-"p4" branch of your git repository. You can use the --branch=mybranch option
-to use a different branch.
+"remotes/p4/master" branch of your git repository. You can use the
+--branch=mybranch option to use a different branch.
 
 If you want to import the entire history of a given depot path just use
 
@@ -57,32 +57,12 @@ newer changes from the Perforce depot by just calling
 
   git-p4 sync
 
-in your git repository. By default the "p4" branch is updated.
+in your git repository. By default the "remotes/p4/master" branch is updated.
 
 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 through
-
-  git-p4 sync --with-origin
-
-or
-
-  git-p4 rebase --with-origin
-
-In that case "git fetch origin" is called and if it turns out that the origin
-branch is newer than the git "p4" import branch then the latter is updated from
-the former and the direct import from Perforce is resumed, which will result in
-fewer changes to be imported using the slower perforce connection.
-
 Updating
 ========
 
@@ -120,6 +100,13 @@ continue importing the remaining changes with
 After submitting you should sync your perforce import branch ("p4" or "origin")
 from Perforce using git-p4's sync command.
 
+If you have changes in your working directory that you haven't committed into
+git yet but that you want to commit to Perforce directly ("quick fixes") then
+you do not have to go through the intermediate step of creating a git commit
+first but you can just call
+
+  git-p4 submit --direct
+
 
 Example
 =======
@@ -141,6 +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...
 =========================
 
@@ -156,5 +199,5 @@ Implementation Details...
   to find out which changes need to be imported.
 * git-p4 submit uses "git rev-list" to pick the commits between the "p4" branch
   and the current branch.
-  The commits themselves are applied using git diff-tree ... | patch -p1
+  The commits themselves are applied using git diff/format-patch ... | git apply