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__

SQLcl: Release 4.1.0 Release Candidate on

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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..