1. Client Installation Guide
  2. Preface

Preface

This guide explains how to install and configure Oracle Database Client.

This guide also provides information about postinstallation tasks and how to remove the database client software.

Oracle Database Client enables development and deployment of applications that connect to Oracle Database, either on-premises or in the Cloud. The Oracle Database Client libraries provide the necessary network connectivity and advanced data features to make full use of Oracle Database. Tools, libraries, and SDKs included in Oracle Database Client provide quick and convenient data access.

Audience

This guide is intended for anyone responsible for installing Oracle Database Client 12c Release 2 (12.2).

Additional installation guides for Oracle Database, Oracle Real Application Clusters, Oracle Clusterware, Oracle Database Examples, and Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control are available at the following URL:

http://docs.oracle.com

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Documentation Accessibility

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Access to Oracle Support

Oracle customer access to and use of Oracle support services will be pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in their Oracle order for the applicable services.

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Command Syntax

Refer to these command syntax conventions to understand command examples in this guide.

Convention Description
$ Bourne or BASH shell prompt in a command example. Do not enter the prompt as part of the command.
% C Shell prompt in a command example. Do not enter the prompt as part of the command.
# Superuser (root) prompt in a command example. Do not enter the prompt as part of the command.
monospace UNIX command syntax

backslash \

A backslash is the UNIX and Linux command continuation character. It is used in command examples that are too long to fit on a single line. Enter the command as displayed (with a backslash) or enter it on a single line without a backslash:

dd if=/dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s6 of=/dev/rst0 bs=10b \  count=10000

braces { }

Braces indicate required items:

.DEFINE {macro1}

brackets [ ]

Brackets indicate optional items:

cvtcrt termname [outfile]

ellipses ...

Ellipses indicate an arbitrary number of similar items:

CHKVAL fieldname value1 value2 ... valueN

italic

Italic type indicates a variable. Substitute a value for the variable:

library_name

vertical line |

A vertical line indicates a choice within braces or brackets:

FILE filesize [K|M]

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Related Documentation

The related documentation for Oracle Database products includes the following manuals:

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Conventions

The following text conventions are used in this document:
Convention Meaning

boldface

Boldface type indicates graphical user interface elements associated with an action, or terms defined in text or the glossary.

italic

Italic type indicates book titles, emphasis, or placeholder variables for which you supply particular values.

monospace

Monospace type indicates commands within a paragraph, URLs, code in examples, text that appears on the screen, or text that you enter.

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