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Hi I have two p4 clients, say client_a and client_b.

I made a shelf in client_a by:

$> p4 shelve ...

and I got a shelf CL 123456.

Then I want to unshelve the changes in client_b, but I want to keep the same CL# there.

The following command doesn't work:

$> p4 unshelve -s 123456 -c 123456
Change 123456 belongs to client client_a

How can I achieve that?

(FWIW, the reason I want to keep the CL# is because if I make further changes in client_b, I want to be able to archive the changes in the same CL# by

$> p4 shelve -r -c 123456

because multiple people are relying on the same CL# to get their work done. I don't want to create a new CL# and pass it around among many collaborators.)

Hope I made myself clear enough. Thanks in advance.

While it is technically possible to accomplish this by changing ownership of the shelf, it's the wrong tool for the job, like using the butt end of a screwdriver to pound a nail in. You almost might as well give up using version control and just email the files to each other.

Submit this change to a branch that all of the collaborators can access. This will allow everyone's work to be versioned. Shelves are not versioned and are generally only suitable for workflows that involve a single author and little or no iteration (e.g. reviewing or backing up a one-off change).