Question:
Let's say I've branched a file in perforce and edited it. Now I'd like to discard the branch history and treat the file as a fresh add. What command accomplishes this?
This scenario arises often because my IDE insists on treating a copy as a branch/edit. After making extensive changes to the copied file, it causes confusion to treat it as a branch/edit.
Solution:1
You can revert the new file and then add it back, without the copy/move.
cp /path/to/new/file /path/to/new/file.bak g4 revert /path/to/new/file mv /path/to/new/file.bak /path/to/new/file g4 add /path/to/new/file But, the history is there for a reason. If one exists, you might want to keep it - it might be helpful to see the lineage (even if muddled) at some point in the distant future. Consider changing your settings on your IDE.
Solution:2
In your IDE:
- Create a new file with the new name
- Open the old file
- Select the contents of the old file
- Copy to the clipboard
- Open the new file
- Delete all the contents from the new file
- Paste in the contents of the old file.
Then the IDE will do a new in perforce instead of a branch, the above is only a few keybaord presses if you use your IDE keybaord shortcuts.
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