[p4] best way to parse output of 'p4 where'?

[Marc Lewert]

I use the "-ztag" option (look in p4 help undoc).

Using your example:
 >p4 -ztag //depot/...
... depotFile (depot spec path: //depot/...)
... clientFile (client spec path //client-name/...)
... path (local path)

I hope that helps
      marc


Peter Prymmer wrote:
> The p4 where command separates the depot path and the local OS path with 
> three characters:
> a space, a dash (a.k.a "minus sign"), and a space.  It might be useful to 
> you too .
> 
> Peter Prymmer
> 
> perforce-user-bounces at perforce.com wrote on 02/01/2007 08:50:39 AM:
> 
> 
>>Hello all.
>>
>>I have a script that needs to determine where a directory exists in the
>>current workspace.  Thus, I'm using the 'p4 where' command like this:
>>  p4 where //depot/path/to/important/directory/...
>>Now, the output of the where command returns the following:
>>  - filename in depot notation
>>  - filename in workspace notation
>>  - filename in local OS notation
>>All separated by spaces.  For example, something like this:
>>  $ p4 where //depot/...
>>  //depot/... //workspace_name/... E:\directory with spaces\...
>>
>>The problem I'm having is the fact that the space character is being
>>used as the delimiter for the three different return values, especially
>>when the directories themselves can contain spaces.
>>
>>I'm currently using the character sequence '/... ' as the value
>>delimiter, but I'm sure that this isn't the cleanest or best solution.
>>
>>What I'd REALLY like to be able to do is query p4 for just the filename
>>in local OS notation.  Something like 'p4 where -local //depot/...'.
>>
>>What is the best way to determine where a directory exists on the local
>>HD within the current workspace?
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>JDG
>>
>>PS: I'm using Perforce 2005.2.  I don't believe that 2006.2 contains any
>>additional parameters for the 'where' command.
>>
>>
>>---
>>Jay Dickon Glanville
>>
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