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	<b>Populate Options</b>
	<p>P4 will populate the workspace with the file revisions
		needed for the build. The different options effect the way the
		workspace is cleaned and the file revisions are updated.</p>
	<p>There are three options:</p>
	<ul>
		<dt>Automatic Cleanup and Sync</dt>
		<dd>
			Efficient cleaning and syncing of file revisions. Extra (non versioned files) are removed, missing and modified files re-added.
			</br>Best for clean builds.
		</dd>

		<dt>Flush Workspace</dt>
		<dd>
			No files Sync or cleanup attempted, but the Workspace's have list is updated.
			</br>Effective command 'p4 sync -k'.
		</dd>

		<dt>Force Clean and Sync</dt>
		<dd>
			Will remove all files from under the workspace root, then force sync the required files. Inefficient and NOT RECOMENDED.
		</dd>

		<dt>Graph Force Clean and Sync/dt>
		<dd>
			For Graph and Hybrid only, will remove all files from under the workspace root,	then force sync the required files.
		</dd>

		<dt>Preview Check Only</dt>
		<dd>
			No files Sync or cleanup attempted; the Workspace's have list is not updated.
			</br>Effective command 'p4 sync -n'.
		</dd>

		<dt>Sync Only</dt>
		<dd>
			No cleanup attempted; the sync will update all files (as CLOBBER is	set) to the required set of revisions.
			</br>Best for incremental builds.
		</dd>
	</ul>
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