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Friday, 8 December 2017

How to install/use rlwrap?

Installation
e.g.
# rpm -ivh rlwrap-0.42-1.el6.x86_64.rpm  

Usage
Add alias to .bash_profile file (or .bashrc, etc.)
alias sqlplus='rlwrap sqlplus'

$ sqlplus hr/hr
SQL> select 1 from dual;

Key trick is that while in sqlplus command line, use up or down keys to navigate sql history.