arrow keys are not functional in sqlplus

Question

I find that the arrow keys don\'t work on the sqlplus console. For example if I press left arrow key, it shows like

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Does any soluti

Answer 1

As Johnny suggested, you can install the rlwrap utility to manage command history for any other command, including sqlplus. Another useful trick is to alias the wrapped version of sqlplus so you don't have to type rlwrap sqlplus every time.

alias sqlplus="rlwrap sqlplus"