Command-line tool

Perforce Helix Command-Line Client (P4)

cask/p4

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Use it to gain instant access to operations and complete control over the system

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

scoop install p4
scoop bucket add extras; scoop install extras/p4v

macOS

brew install --cask p4

Log in to the Perforce service

p4 login -a

Create a client

p4 client

Copy files from depot into the client workspace

p4 sync

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