# Broker Demo

## The Broker Configuration

Stored in: `broker.cfg`

It uses RSH to simplify the Perforce connection, just create an empty directory for the Perforce root.

```
target = "rsh:p4d -r /Users/pallen/test/p4_root/ -Llog -C1 -vserver=1 -i";
```
(assumes that `p4d` is in the path otherwise use `rsh:/path/to/p4d ...`)

It starts up listening for client connection on `localhost:1234`, change this as needed.

No other setting need to be changed.

## Starting the Broker

```
p4broker -c broker.cfg -d
```

## Invoking a new command

The broker rule below invokes the `flex.pl` Perl script.  Update the path to the location of the script and make the file executable.

```
command: flex
{
  action    = filter;
  execute   = "/Users/pallen/test/flex.pl";
}
```

Then run `p4 -p1234 flex`.