p4verify.sh.command_summary.txt #1

USAGE for p4verify.sh v5.2.0:

p4verify.sh [<instance>] [-nu] [-nr] [-ns] [-nS] [-a] [-recent] [-L <log>] [-v] [-D]

   or

p4verify.sh -h|-man

DESCRIPTION:

	This script performs a 'p4 verify' of all submitted and shelved versioned
	files in depots of all types except 'remote' and 'archive' type depots.

	If run on a replica, it schedules archive failures for transfer to the
	replica.

OPTIONS:
<instance>
	Specify the SDP instances.  If not specified, the SDP_INSTANCE
	environment variable is used instead.  If the instance is not
	defined by a parameter and SDP_INSTANCE is not defined, p4verify.sh
	exists immediately with an error message.

 -nu	Specify '-nu' (No Unload) to skip verification of the singleton depot
	of type 'unload' (if created).  The 'unload' depot is verified
	by default.

 -nr	Specify '-nr' (No Regular) to skip verification of regular submitted
	archive files.  The '-nr' option is not compatible with '-recent'.
	Regular submitted archive files are verified by default.

 -ns	Specify '-ns' (No Spec Depot) to skip verification of singleton depot
	of type 'spec' (if created). The 'spec' depot is verified by default.

 -nS	Specify '-nS' (No Shelves) to skip verification of shelved archive
	files, i.e. to skip the 'p4 verify -qS'.

 -a	Specify '-a' (Archive Depots) to do verification of depots of type
	'archive'.  Depots of type 'archive' are not verified by default, as
	archive depots are often physicially removed from the server's
	storage subsystem for long-term cold storage.

 -recent
	Specify that only recent changelists should be verified.
	The $SDP_RECENT_CHANGES_TO_VERIFY variable defines how many
	changelists are considered recent; the default is .

	If the default is not appropriate for your site, add
	"export SDP_RECENT_CHANGES_TO_VERIFY" to /p4/common/config/p4_N.vars to
	change the default for an instance, or to /p4/common/bin/p4_vars to
	change it globally.  If unset, the default is .

	When -recent is used, neither shelves nor files in the unload depot
	are verified.

 -v     Verbose.  Show output of verify attempts, which is suppressed by default.
	Setting SDP_SHOW_LOG=1 in the shell environment has the same effect as -v.

	The default behavior of this script is to generate no terminal outpout,
	but instead to write output into a log file -- see LOGGING below.  If
	'-v' is specified, the generated log is sent to stdout at the end of
	processing.  This flag is not recommended for routine cron operation or
	for large data sets.

 -L <log>
	Specify the log file to use.  The default is /p4/N/logs/p4verify.log

	Log rotation and old log cleanup logic does not apply to log files
	specified with -L.  Thus, using -L is not recommended for routine scheduled
	operation, e.g. via crontab.

 -D     Set extreme debugging verbosity.

HELP OPTIONS:
 -h	Display short help message
 -man	Display man-style help message

EXAMPLES:
	This script is typically called via cron with only the instance
	paramter as an argument, e.g.:
	p4verify.sh N

LOGGING:
	This script generates no output by default.  All (stdout and stderr) is
	logged to /p4/N/logs/p4verify.log.

	The exception is usage errors, which result an error being sent to
	stderr followed usage info on stdout, followed by an immediate exit.

	If the '-v' flag is used, the contents of the log are displayed to
	stdout at the end of processing.

EXIT CODES:
	An exit code of 0 indicates no errors were encounted attempting to
	perform verifications, AND that all verifications attempted
	reported no problems.

	A exit status of 1 indicates that verifications could not be
	attempted for some reason.

	A exit status of 2 indicates that verifications were successfully
	performed, but that problems such as BAD or MISSING files
	were detected, or else system limits prevented verification.