The rlwrap (readline wrapper) utility provides a command history and editing of keyboard input
for any other command. This is a really handy addition to SQL*Plus and RMAN .
Download the latest rlwrap software from the following URL.
http://utopia.knoware.nl/~hlub/uck/rlwrap/
Unzip and install the software using the following commands.
gunzip rlwrap*.gz
tar -xvf rlwrap*.tar
cd rlwrap*
./configure
make
make check
make install
Run the following commands, or better still append then to the ".bash_profile" of the
oracle software owner.
alias sqlplus='rlwrap ${ORACLE_HOME}/bin/sqlplus'
alias rman='rlwrap ${ORACLE_HOME}/bin/rman'
alias expdp='rlwrap ${ORACLE_HOME}/bin/expdp'
You can now start SQL*Plus or RMAN using "sqlplus" and "rman" respectively, and you will have
a basic command history and the current line will be editable using the arrow and delete keys.
