===== Easy Connect using SQL Plus ===== ==== With Password ==== sqlplus user/password@host:port/db_service_name The port number does not need to be specified if it is 1521\\ ==== Without Password ==== If using the bash shell you may get an error if you do not wish to type the password on the command prompt.\\ In this case you need to quote your connect string and escape the quotes with backslashes.\\ sqlplus user@\"host:port/db_service_name\"