Oracle's set of database management utilities is essential to practicing database administrators. An Oracle database instance is a set of processes that run invisibly in the background to manage data.

Oracle's utilities are the windows through which you see what's happening. And they are the levers by which you can get work done. This handy little book describes the syntax and usage of each of Oracle Database 10g's command-line utility programs. You'll learn about brand-new utilities such as Data Pump Import and Export. You'll also find old favorites such as SQL*Loader. Chances are, you'll meet some new friends in these pages that you never knew existed. There's orakill to terminate threads of an Oracle instance on Windows, tstshm to report on the size and location of shared memory segments, and nid to change the name of a cloned database. Handy utilities all, and this book -will help you take advantage of them. Utilities are a crucial part of a database administrator's job, and it's important you know how to use them. Oracle's utilities provide you with a plethora of options to choose from, and remembering all those options can be tough at times. That's where this book comes in. It's a ready reference that will save you time -when you need a reminder of the syntax to use for a job.

• Introduction
• The Utilities
• Index