Create Client Workspace Using Perforce Command-line On Ubuntu
Answer : For my builds I have a text file, which I have in perforce, containing my client. That way I know what the client looked like at that build (I don't use a spec depot). So on unix machines: $ cat client.txt | p4 client -i or for windows: type client.txt | p4 client -i creates the client from the txt file in perforce. You can create the text by doing a p4 client -o <client_name> >client.txt and change it from there. You probably want to try p4 client -i . From the help page: The -i flag reads a client specification from the standard input. The user's editor is not invoked. So you construct your client-spec in a script and pass it to p4 client -i . Additionally, -t could be helpful, too: The -t flag constructs the client view by using the specified client's view and options as a template, instead of using the existing view or creating a new default view. I use heredocs to minimize the need for temporary files export P4CLIENT=tmp_$$ p4 client -i <...