Start Oracle From Git Bash

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 09:36:40 +0200

Goal

To run Oracle SQL in Git Bash.

Assumption

You have sqlplus added to your PATH.

export PATH=${PATH}:/c/oraclexe/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/server/bin/

Problem

The option /nolog doesn’t work as expected.

$ sqlplus /nolog

SQL*Plus: Release 11.2.0.2.0 Production on Mer. Juin 7 09:43:47 2023

Copyright (c) 1982, 2014, Oracle.  All rights reserved.

…

When SQL*Plus starts, and after CONNECT commands, the site profile
(e.g. $ORACLE_HOME/sqlplus/admin/glogin.sql) and the user profile
(e.g. login.sql in the working directory) are run.  The files may
contain SQL*Plus commands.

Refer to the SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference for more information.

Solution

Luckily, googling “start sqlplus from git bash”, I found the solution in this related Oracle Forum post: using an extra slash will do, i.e. sqlplus //nolog.

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Start Oracle From Git Bash

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