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Asked: May 16, 20262026-05-16T20:10:16+00:00 2026-05-16T20:10:16+00:00

Does SQL Plus provide the help pages for its commands? Is there a way

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Does SQLPlus provide the help pages for its commands? Is there a way to access the help text from the SQLPlus prompt, like this text for STARTUP?

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SQL> man startup
SP2-0734: unknown command beginning "man startu..." - rest of line ignored.
SQL> startup -help
SP2-0714: invalid combination of STARTUP options
SQL> startup --help
SP2-0714: invalid combination of STARTUP options
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    2026-05-16T20:10:17+00:00Added an answer on May 16, 2026 at 8:10 pm

    Try:

    SQL>HELP STARTUP
    

    From the Oracle docs:

    To access command-line help for SQL*Plus commands, type HELP or ? followed by the command name at the SQL command prompt.

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