diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/external-resources/external-resources.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/external-resources/external-resources.qdoc
index 6c385180192..0fa7ca60dff 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/external-resources/external-resources.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/external-resources/external-resources.qdoc
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 // Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GFDL-1.3-no-invariants-only
 
+/*!
+    \externalpage https://www.perforce.com/manuals/cmdref/Content/CmdRef/P4CONFIG.html
+    \title Perforce: P4CONFIG
+*/
 /*!
     \externalpage https://doc.qt.io/Boot2Qt/index.html
     \title Boot2Qt: Documentation
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/vcs/creator-only/creator-vcs-perforce.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/vcs/creator-only/creator-vcs-perforce.qdoc
index 3af3c6769b4..6c9c93ff51d 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/vcs/creator-only/creator-vcs-perforce.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/vcs/creator-only/creator-vcs-perforce.qdoc
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
 
     \section1 Using Configuration Files
 
-    To specify the details individually for several projects, use configuration
-    files:
+    To specify workspace details individually for several projects, use
+    configuration files:
 
     \list 1
         \li Create a \c {p4config.txt} configuration file for each project in the
@@ -46,19 +46,16 @@
         \li Go to \preferences > \uicontrol {Version Control} >
             \uicontrol Perforce.
         \li Clear \uicontrol {Environment Variables}.
-        \li Run the following command from the command line once:
-            \list
-                \li On Windows:
-                    \badcode
-                    p4 set P4CONFIG=p4config.txt
-                    \endcode
-                \li On Linux
-                    \badcode
-                    export P4CONFIG=<path-to-p4config.txt>
-                    \endcode
-            \endlist
+        \li To set \c P4CONFIG to use the file that you created, run the
+            following command from the command line once:
+            \badcode
+            p4 set P4CONFIG=p4config.txt
+            \endcode
     \endlist
 
+    For more information about using the \c P4CONFIG variable, see
+    \l{Perforce: P4CONFIG}.
+
     \section1 Editing Files
 
     In addition to the standard version control system functions described in