Install rlwrap in RedHatEnterpriseLinux

Rlwrap can be used to support the callback function of sqlplus History commands in Oracle to improve efficiency. When installing rlwrap, you are prompted to install readline and use yuminstallreadline. 1. Download

Rlwrap can be used to support the callback function of sqlplus History commands in Oracle to improve efficiency.

When installing rlwrap, you are prompted to install readline

Use yum install readline.

1. Download

Free onHttp://linux.linuxidc.com/

Both the user name and password areWww.linuxidc.com

The specific download directory is in/Pub/2011/07/04/rlwrap/

Download rlwrap-0.37.tar.gz and upload it

/Tmp directory.

2. decompress and install

[Root @ localhosttmp] # tar-zxvf rlwrap-0.37.tar.gz

[Root @ localhosttmp] # rlwrap-0.37 cd

[Root@localhostrlwrap-0.37] # ls

[Root@localhostrlwrap-0.37] #./configure

# Make

[Root@localhostrlwrap-0.37] # make install

3. Verify the installation result

[Root @ localhost rlwrap-0.37] # su-oracle

[Oracle @ localhost ~] $ Rlwrap

Usage: rlwrap [options] command...

Options:

-A [password:] -- always-readline [= password:]

-A -- ansi-color-aware

[Oracle @ localhost ~] $ Rlwrap sqlplus/as sysdba;

SQL * Plus: Release 10.1.0.3.0-Production on ?? Listen 9? 3 12:49:42 2010

Copyright (c) 1982,200 4, Oracle. All rights reserved.

Connected:

Oracle Database 10g EnterpriseEdition Release 10.1.0.3.0-Production

With the Partitioning, OLAP and DataMining options

SQL> select status fromv $ instance;

STATUS

------------

OPEN

4. Installation Error

Rlwrap: error while loadingshared libraries: libreadline. so.5: cannot open shared object file: No suchfile or directory

Solution:

Add the/usr/local/bin PATH to $ PATH in. bash_profile in oracle.

PATH =/usr/local/bin: $ PATH; export PATH

5. Edit. bash_profile under the oracle user

Add

Alias sqlplus = 'maid sqlplus'

Alias rman = 'rlwrap rman'