How add grep as a custom tool in P4V

Creating Custom Tools in P4V is simple way to integrate the power of the CLI tools into a desktop GUI. Here is an example on to run grep commands on your workspace files.

1. Click on Tools | Manage Tools | Custom Tools…
2. Click on the New button
3. Select Tool…
4. In the “Add Local Tool” window, fill in the following fields:
   • Name: grep
   • Application: /usr/bin/grep
   • Arguments: $D %F
   • Check “Run tool in terminal window”
   • Check “Prompt user for arguments”
   • Description: Match Pattern

Once your Custom Tool is created, simply select a file in the Workspace tab, context click “grep”, and enter the desired match pattern. P4V will return a window with the grep results.