Preface

This guide provides instructions about installing and configuring Oracle Database Client for Apple Mac OS X (Intel)(32-bit) and Apple Mac OS X (Intel)(64-bit).

Audience

This guide is intended for anyone responsible for installing Oracle Database Client 12c Release 2 (12.2). Additional platform-specific installation guides for Oracle Database, Oracle Real Application Clusters, Oracle Clusterware, Oracle Database Examples, and Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control are available on the relevant installation media.

See Also:

• Oracle Database Installation Guide to install Oracle Database using the default settings.

• You can view more information about supported Application Programming Interfaces (API) at

  http://docs.oracle.com/database/122/nav/development.htm

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Related Documentation

The related documentation for Oracle Database 12c products includes the following manuals:

• Oracle Database Installation Guide

• Oracle Real Application Clusters Installation Guide

• Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation Guide

Note:

• Oracle Database Error Messages for information about Oracle error messages

• Oracle Database Sample Schemas for information about how you can create and use schemas

Command Syntax

UNIX command syntax appears in monospace font. The dollar character ($), number sign (#), or percent character (%) are UNIX command prompts. Do not enter them as part of the command. The following command syntax conventions are used in this guide:

Convention	Description
backslash \	A backslash is the UNIX command continuation character. It is used in command examples that are too long to fit on a single line. Enter the command as displayed (with a backslash) or enter it on a single line without a backslash: dd if=/dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s6 of=/dev/rst0 bs=10b \ count=10000
braces { }	Braces indicate required items: .DEFINE {macro1}
brackets [ ]	Brackets indicate optional items: cvtcrt termname [outfile]
ellipses ...	Ellipses indicate an arbitrary number of similar items: CHKVAL fieldname value1 value2 ... valueN
italics	Italic type indicates a variable. Substitute a value for the variable: library_name
vertical line |	A vertical line indicates a choice within braces or brackets: FILE filesize [K|M]

Typographic Conventions

The following text conventions are used in this document:

Convention	Meaning
boldface	Boldface type indicates graphical user interface elements associated with an action, or terms defined in text or the glossary.
italic	Italic type indicates book titles, emphasis, or placeholder variables for which you supply particular values.
monospace	Monospace type indicates commands within a paragraph, URLs, code in examples, text that appears on the screen, or text that you enter.