[p4] Deleted branches affecting the Perforce performance

[Chuck Karish]

On 5/27/06, Webmaster33 <webmaster33 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Does p4 obliterate work in the case, when the files are
> not available in the depot, but still are available in the
> internal db?

Do you mean where you've deleted the data files (*,v) from the
depot and now want to modify their metadata?  I've never
tried this.  I'd expect 'p4 obliterate' to complain a lot but to do it.

> > Perforce needs an archive command. I have been asking for one for
> > several years now.
>
> Yes, I aggree. Archive command and/or remove command.
>
> 1) Archive - to save obsolete files, and remove them from internal db

Preserving the metadata and allowing for the possibility that they might
be restored to the server some day?  This would probably require huge
architectural changes.  I don't expect to ever see it.

> 2) Remove - remove obsolete files from internal db

'p4 obliterate' does this.

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