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SQL*Plus: SET EXITCOMMIT

set exitcommit on causes SQL*Plus to commit the current transaction when an SQL*Plus session is terminated with the exit command.
set exitcommit off causes it to be rolled back.

set exitcommit off

set exitcommit off

drop table tq84_exitcommit purge;

create table tq84_exitcommit (a number);

insert into tq84_exitcommit values (1);
insert into tq84_exitcommit values (2);

commit;

insert into tq84_exitcommit values (3);
insert into tq84_exitcommit values (4);

exit
Github repository Oracle-Patterns, path: /SQLPlus/set/exitcommit/exit_commit_off.sql

set exitcommit on

set exitcommit on

drop table tq84_exitcommit purge;

create table tq84_exitcommit (a number);

insert into tq84_exitcommit values (1);
insert into tq84_exitcommit values (2);

commit;

insert into tq84_exitcommit values (3);
insert into tq84_exitcommit values (4);

exit
Github repository Oracle-Patterns, path: /SQLPlus/set/exitcommit/exit_commit_on.sql

select statement

select * from tq84_exitcommit;
exit
Github repository Oracle-Patterns, path: /SQLPlus/set/exitcommit/select.sql

run.bat: start sql statements

sqlplus -S %connection% @exit_commit_off
sqlplus -S %connection% @select

sqlplus -S %connection% @exit_commit_on
sqlplus -S %connection% @select
Github repository Oracle-Patterns, path: /SQLPlus/set/exitcommit/run.bat

See also

Compare with autocommit.
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