Command Line: sqlcl startup shutdown of pdb and non pdb databases (Should even work from a Mac - pure Java)

Tested against release 16th April 2015 drop.

Startup and shutdown of pluggable and non pluggable datbases.

bash-4.1$ ./sql sys@_non_pluggable__

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Connected to an Idle instance, startup command available.
SQL> startup
Started up
Database Mounted
Database Open

Total System Global Area   12345 bytes    
Fixed Size                    54321 bytes    
Variable Size               12345 bytes    
Database Buffers            54321 bytes    
Redo Buffers                 12345 bytes    
SQL> shutdown
Instance stopped
Database closed.
Database dismounted.
Database shutdown.
SQL> connect sys@__pluggable__ as sysdba
Connected

SQL> shutdown
Pluggable database closed
SQL> startup
Pluggable database opened
SQL>

One point to remember - configure your listener for remote (or 127.0.0.1 loopback) startup/shutdown if you are not using thick/bequeath Oracle client 'C' code, so the listener can find the database when the database is down.

listener.ora entry:

SID_LIST_LISTENER =
 (SID_LIST=
  (SID_DESC=
   (GLOBAL_DBNAME=THEDATABASE)
   (ORACLE_HOME=THE_ORACLE_HOME)
   (SID_NAME=THEDATABASE)
  )
 )

Should even work from a Mac - pure Java..

NET Command - persistently store network details with tab completion

Example using tab completion: (need to be in sql for tab complete to work e.g. ./sql /nolog)

SQL> net unique=localhost:1521/mysid;
SQL> net list
unique
SQL> net list unique
unique
------
localhost:1521/mysid
SQL> connect username/password@uni__TAB_FOR_COMPLETION__

SQL> connect username/password@unique

tab completion works for net shortcuts and tnsnames.ora details.

Behind the scenes net is very similar to the alias command.

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If anyone has useful alias command uses or wanted extensions
to alias command I would be interested to know. 
(Jeff Smith is the Product Manager if you want to go through official channels).
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Turloch

The Net help page:

>help net
NET
------

Command line only - not for sqldeveloper.

NET is a command which allows you to save a network details and assign it a shortcut command.
"net" - print a list of net short cuts
"net list " - list the contents of the short cut
"net name=localhost:1521/XE;" simple net command
"net drop name" - delete the short cut called name

net is single line terminated by newline
net ..=.. is terminated by ';'
net on its own gives a list of existing short cuts.

controlled by
set net on|off|readonly - default ON
   readonly means only do try to enter a net shortcut on successful connect command
set noverwrite on|off|warn - default WARN
   net overwrite: warn prints a warning if an override would otherwise happen.