}} [...] }} I was hoping to be able to get the commands on 1 line }} [...]}} } printf "set password pa55w0rd\nshow log_directory\n"|lsnrctl } } or (with bash/ksh93):
[...] corrected: lsnrctl < <(printf "set password pa55w0rd\nshow log_directory\n") Dimitre -- http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l