Oracle now ships a Java CLI that has all the expected modern features. https://www.oracle.com/database/sqldeveloper/technologies/sqlcl/ https://www.oracle.com/

Oracle now ships a Java CLI that has all the expected modern features. https://www.oracle.com/database/sqldeveloper/technologies/sqlcl/ https://www.oracle.com/database/sqldeveloper/technologies/sq... The sqlplus client continues to have all the problems that you have outlined. When sqlplus runs on the Windows command line, it does inherit command history.