Oracle SQL*Plus: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition

Name

DEL — Not available in iSQL*Plus

Synopsis

The DEL command, an editing command, deletes the current line from the buffer.

Syntax

DEL [{b | * | L}[ {e | * | L}]]

Parameters

b

Is a line number representing the beginning of a range of lines to delete. If no ending line number is specified, then only this one line will be deleted.

*

The asterisk refers to the current line number. It may be used in place of a line number to mark either the beginning or the end (or both) of a range of lines to be deleted.

L

L functions similarly to *, but refers to the last line in the buffer.

e

Is a line number representing the end of a range of lines to delete.

DEL, and all the other editing commands, are described in Chapter 2.