Migrating Non-CDBs to New Hardware with a Different Endian Operating System and for the Same Release Connecting to the Database with SQL*Plus Step 3: Start SQL*Plus Step 3: Start SQL*Plus Start SQL*Plus. Do one of the following: Ensure that the PATH environment variable contains ORACLE_HOME/bin. Change directory to ORACLE_HOME/bin. Ensure that the PATH environment variable contains a dot (“.”). Enter the following command (case-sensitive on UNIX and Linux):sqlplus /nologYou can also run the sqlplus command by specifying its complete path: ORACLE_HOME/bin/sqlplus /nolog Parent topic: Connecting to the Database with SQL*Plus