Perforce: Hold Beam

Question

Is there a way to create a batch of files with perforce so that it is in a “hold” state and not checked so that it can be easily extracted?

Answer 1

It seems that the functionality of the “shelf” may be what you are looking for. The documentation is here . It basically stores files on the server, but they are not actually sent. You (or others) can then “delete” the changes to your client interface.

If your server version (2009.2 or earlier) does not support racks, you can also check p4tar , which can pack the list of changes into a file that can later be restored to your workspace.