Re: Oracle8i/sqlplus on linux problem

From: <wliu2_at_my-deja.com>
Date: 2000/08/10
Message-ID: <8mut3a$1hg$1@nnrp1.deja.com>#1/1

It looks like it didn't hang since you can Ctrl-D back. I think the default editor is set to ed on your linux box. If you don't like it, try

SQL> define _editor=/bin/vi
SQL> ed

HTH,
Wei

In article <8mug38$mli$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>, sergey_s_at_my-deja.com wrote:
> I have Oracle8i EE 8.1.5.0.2 running on Caldera 2.2
> When I try to edit the contents of the last executed statement in
> sqlplus, it just hangs on me:
>
> SQL> select user from dual;
>
> USER
> ------------------------------
> SERGEY
>
> SQL> ed
> Wrote file afiedt.buf
> 24
>
> I never get to the editor, it just sits there and the only thing I can
> do is Ctrl-D to get back to the SQL prompt. Any ideas?
>
> Thank you!
>
> Sergey
>
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