Preface

The SQL*Plus (pronounced "sequel plus") User's Guide and Reference introduces SQL*Plus and its uses, and describes each SQL*Plus command.

This preface contains these topics:

Audience

The SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference is intended for business and technical users and system administrators who perform the following tasks:

  • Develop and run batch scripts

  • Format, calculate on, store, print and create web output from query results

  • Examine table and object definitions

  • Perform database administration

This document assumes a basic understanding of the SQL language. If you do not have familiarity with SQL, see the Oracle Database SQL Language Reference. If you plan to use PL/SQL with SQL*Plus, see the Oracle Database PL/SQL Language Reference.

Related Documents

For more information, see these Oracle resources:

Many of the examples in this book use the sample schemas, which you need to download from the GitHub repository. See Oracle Database Sample Schemas for information on how these schemas were created and how you can use them yourself.

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