# Perfoce Create Branch usage question
**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/perfoce-create-branch-usage-question/128
**Category:** Discussion
**Created:** [July 12, 2006, 5:03am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/perfoce-create-branch-usage-question/128 "2006-07-12T05:03:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@nirsilgi](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/nirsilgi)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2006, 5:03am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/perfoce-create-branch-usage-question/128/1 "2006-07-12T05:03:07Z")
The Perforce Create Branch only creates a branchspec, right? It doesn’t actually branch the file… (or does it).
Thanks,
NirS
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### Author:  [@tmchardy](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/tmchardy)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2006, 7:36am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/perfoce-create-branch-usage-question/128/2 "2006-07-12T07:36:26Z")
Speaking to the actual perforce command, the “Perforce Branch” command only creates a spec. The “Perforce integrate” command is what you use to actually branch the file either by specifying the branch or the files. I used branchspecs when I started with perforce, but then found it was easier just to use integrate specifying the source and destination (with the -i -d options to make sure it actually gets all the files).
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### Author:  [@nirsilgi](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/nirsilgi)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 9:00am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/perfoce-create-branch-usage-question/128/3 "2006-07-13T09:00:51Z")
Thanks,I know the actual P4 command I was hoping in FB is is doing both actions, because a Create Branch action without the integrate is half job.So do you actually create the branches from within FB?