Miscellaneous

ARCHIVE LOG {LIST|STOP}|{START|NEXT|ALL|integer} [TO destination]

Starts or stops automatic archiving on online redo log files, manually (explicitly) archives specified redo log files, or displays information about redo log files.

DESC[RIBE] [schema.]object[@net_service_name]

Lists the column definitions for the specified table, view or synonym or the specifications for the specified function or procedure.

RECOVER [AUTOMATIC][FROM location]
{[STANDBY] DATABASE [UNTIL options][USING BACKUP CONTROLFILE]
|TABLESPACE {tablespace [, tablespace ...]}
|DATAFILE {datafilename [, datafilename ...]}
|STANDBY {TABLESPACE tablespace [,tablespace ...]
|DATAFILE datafilename [, datafilename ...]}
UNTIL CONTROLFILE
|LOGFILE filename
|CONTINUE [DEFAULT]
|CANCEL}
[PARALLEL clause]

where options requires the following syntax:

{CANCEL|CHANGE integer|TIME date}

and where clause requires the following syntax:

{PARALLEL ([DEGREE {integer|DEFAULT}

   |INSTANCES {integer|DEFAULT}]...)

  |NOPARALLEL}

Performs media recovery on one or more tablespaces, one or more datafiles, or the entire database.

SET system_variable value

Sets a system variable to alter the SQL*Plus environment for your current session, such as setting the display width for NUMBER data or the number of lines per page. Enter a system variable followed by a value as shown below:

APPI[NFO]{ON|OFF|text}
ARRAY[SIZE] {15|n}
AUTO[COMMIT] {OFF|ON|IMM[EDIATE]|n}
AUTOP[RINT] {OFF|ON}
AUTORECOVERY {ON|OFF]
AUTOT[RACE] {OFF|ON|TRACE[ONLY]} [EXP[LAIN]] [STAT[ISTICS]]
BLO[CKTERMINATOR] {.|c}
CMDS[EP] {;|c|OFF|ON}
COLSEP {_|text}
COM[PATIBILITY] {V7|V8|NATIVE}
CON[CAT] {.|c|OFF|ON}
COPYC[OMMIT] {0|n}
COPYTYPECHECK {OFF|ON}
DEF[INE] {'&'|c|OFF|ON}
DESCRIBE [DEPTH {1|n|ALL}][LINENUM {ON|OFF}][INDENT {ON|OFF}]
ECHO {OFF|ON}
EDITF[ILE] file_name[.ext]
EMB[EDDED] {OFF|ON}
ESC[APE] {\|c|OFF|ON}
FEED[BACK] {6|n|OFF|ON}
FLAGGER {OFF|ENTRY|INTERMED[IATE]|FULL}
FLU[SH] {OFF|ON}
HEA[DING] {OFF|ON}
HEADS[EP] {||c|OFF|ON}
INSTANCE [instance_path|LOCAL]
LIN[ESIZE] {80|n}
LOBOF[FSET] {n|1}
LOGSOURCE [pathname]
LONG {80|n}
LONGC[HUNKSIZE] {80|n}
NEWP[AGE] {1|n|NONE}
NULL text
NUMF[ORMAT] format
NUM[WIDTH] {10|n}
PAGES[IZE] {24|n}
PAU[SE] {OFF|ON|text}
RECSEP {WR[APPED]|EA[CH]|OFF}
RECSEPCHAR {_|c}
SERVEROUT[PUT] {OFF|ON} [SIZE n] [FOR[MAT] {WRA[PPED]|
   WOR[D_WRAPPED]|TRU[NCATED]}]
SHIFT[INOUT] {VIS[IBLE]|INV[ISIBLE]}
SHOW[MODE] {OFF|ON}
SQLBL[ANKLINES] {ON|OFF}
SQLC[ASE] {MIX[ED]|LO[WER]|UP[PER]}
SQLCO[NTINUE] {> |text}
SQLN[UMBER] {OFF|ON}
SQLPRE[FIX] {#|c}
SQLP[ROMPT] {SQL>|text}
SQLT[ERMINATOR] {;|c|OFF|ON}
SUF[FIX] {SQL|text}
TAB {OFF|ON}
TERM[OUT] {OFF|ON}
TI[ME] {OFF|ON}
TIMI[NG] {OFF|ON}
TRIM[OUT] {OFF|ON}
TRIMS[POOL] {ON|OFF}
UND[ERLINE] {-|c|ON|OFF}
VER[IFY] {OFF|ON}
WRA[P] {OFF|ON}

SHO[W] [option]

Lists the value of a SQL*Plus system variable. Use one of the following terms or clauses in place of option:

system_variable
ALL
BTI[TLE]
DESCRIBE
ERR[ORS] [{FUNCTION|PROCEDURE|PACKAGE|PACKAGE BODY|
  TRIGGER|VIEW|TYPE|TYPE BODY} [schema.]name]
LNO
PARAMETERS [parameter_name]
PNO
REL[EASE]
REPF[OOTER]
REPH[EADER]
SGA
SPOO[L]
SQLCODE
TTI[TLE]
USER

Enter any system variable set by the SET command in place of system_variable.