Command |
Description |
@ ("at" sign)
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Runs the SQL*PLus statements in the specified script. The script can be called from
the local file system or from a web server.
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@@ (double "at"
sign)
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Runs a script. This command is similar to the @ ("at" sign) command. It is useful
for running nested scripts because it looks for the specified script in the same
path as the script from which it was called.
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/ (slash)
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Executes the SQL command or PL/SQL block.
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ACCEPT
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Reads a line of input and stores it in a given user variable.
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APPEND
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Adds specified text to the end of the current line in the buffer.
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ARCHIVE LOG
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Starts or stops the automatic archiving of online redo log files, manually (explicitly)
archives specified redo log files, or displays information about redo log files.
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ATTRIBUTE
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Specifies display characteristics for a given attribute of an Object Type column,
and lists the current display characteristics for a single attribute or all attributes.
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BREAK
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Specifies where and how formatting will change in a report, or lists the current
break definition.
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BTITLE
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Places and formats a specified title at the bottom of each report page, or lists
the current BTITLE definition.
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CHANGE
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Changes text on the current line in the buffer.
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CLEAR
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Resets or erases the current clause or setting for the specified option, such as
BREAKS or COLUMNS.
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COLUMN
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Specifies display characteristics for a given column, or lists the current display
characteristics for a single column or for all columns.
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COMPUTE
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Calculates and prints summary lines, using various standard computations, on subsets
of selected rows, or lists all COMPUTE definitions.
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CONNECT
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Connects a given user to Oracle.
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COPY
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Copies results from a query to a table in a local or remote database.
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DEFINE
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Specifies a user variable and assigns it a CHAR value, or lists the value and variable
type of a single variable or all variables.
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DEL
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Deletes one or more lines of the buffer.
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DESCRIBE
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Lists the column definitions for the specified table, view, or synonym or the specifications
for the specified function or procedure.
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DISCONNECT
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Commits pending changes to the database and logs the current user off Oracle, but
does not exit SQL*Plus.
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EDIT
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Invokes a host operating system text editor on the contents of the specified file
or on the contents of the buffer.
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EXECUTE
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Executes a single PL/SQL statement.
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EXIT
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Terminates SQL*Plus and returns control to the operating system.
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GET
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Loads a host operating system file into the SQL buffer.
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HELP
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Accesses the SQL*Plus help system.
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HOST
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Executes a host operating system command without leaving SQL*Plus.
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INPUT
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Adds one or more new lines after the current line in the buffer.
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LIST
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Lists one or more lines of the SQL buffer.
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PASSWORD
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Allows a password to be changed without echoing the password on an input device.
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PAUSE
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Displays the specified text, then waits for the user to press [Return].
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PRINT
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Displays the current value of a bind variable.
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PROMPT
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Sends the specified message to the user's screen.
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QUIT
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Terminates SQL*Plus and returns control to the operating system. QUIT is identical
to EXIT.
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RECOVER
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Performs media recovery on one or more tablespaces, one or more datafiles, or the
entire database.
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REMARK
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Begins a comment in a script.
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REPFOOTER
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Places and formats a specified report footer at the bottom of each report, or lists
the current REPFOOTER definition.
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REPHEADER
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Places and formats a specified report header at the top of each report, or lists
the current REPHEADER definition.
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RUN
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Lists and executes the SQL command or PL/SQL block currently stored in the SQL buffer.
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SAVE
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Saves the contents of the SQL buffer in a host operating system file (a script).
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SET
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Sets a system variable to alter the SQL*Plus environment for your current session.
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SHOW
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Shows the value of a SQL*Plus system variable or the current SQL*Plus environment.
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SHUTDOWN
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Shuts down a currently running Oracle instance.
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SPOOL
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Stores query results in an operating system file and, optionally, sends the file
to a printer.
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START
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Executes the contents of the specified script. The script can only be called from
a url.
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STARTUP
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Starts an Oracle instance and optionally mounts and opens a database.
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STORE
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Saves attributes of the current SQL*Plus environment in a host operating system
file (a script).
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TIMING
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Records timing data for an elapsed period of time, lists the current timer's title
and timing data, or lists the number of active timers.
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TTITLE
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Places and formats a specified title at the top of each report page, or lists the
current TTITLE definition.
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UNDEFINE
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Deletes one or more user variables that you defined either explicitly (with the
DEFINE command) or implicitly (with an argument to the START command).
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VARIABLE
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Declares a bind variable that can be referenced in PL/SQL.
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WHENEVER OSERROR
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Performs the specified action Exits SQL*Plus if an operating system command generates
an error.
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WHENEVER SQLERROR
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Performs the specified action Exits SQL*Plus if a SQL command or PL/SQL block generates
an error.
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