sync-git-repository-from-p4-depot-path.md

sync git repository from p4 depot path

use git distribution build-in command git-p4.

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initial without history

use this method if do not care history in p4.

:: cd into an empty folder
cd D:\git-perforce-test

:: login p4 first
p4 login

:: initial from p4 depot path
git p4 clone "//codeworkscn//sampleproject@all"

:: cd into git repo folder
cd sampleproject

:: bind to remote, then push
git remote add origin  https://www.github.com/codeworkscn/sampleproject
git remote -v
git push -u origin master

initial with history

the git p4 sync process will query all revisions from p4, start from initial revision to latest, it may takes minutes to hours. so you may expect a long wait time for process complete. if you really want to monitor status, you may use git p4 sync -v.

cd D:\git-perforce-test

:: login p4 first
p4 login

:: initial from p4 depot path with a revision
git p4 clone "//codeworkscn//sampleproject@{revisionNumber}"

:: cd into git repo folder
cd sampleproject

:: incremental sync for keep history
git p4 sync
git p4 rebase
git remote add origin  https://www.github.com/codeworkscn/sampleproject
git push -u origin master

incremental sync from p4 to git

after initial git repository from p4 depot, you may need schedule sync from p4 to git.

cd D:\git-perforce-test\sampleproject
p4 login
git p4 sync
git p4 rebase
git push

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important git p4 config

• git config p4

[git-p4]
    port={p4host}:{p4port}

• or use env variables in Linux

export P4PORT={p4host}:{p4port}

references

• git-p4 Import from and submit to Perforce repositories
• Git Manual - Migrating to Git
• Bitbucket -- Migrating from Perforce to Git