title: Format Describe In SQL*Plus
body: <p>I like a large linesize in SQL<em>Plus so that data doesn't wrap between lines.  The problem is that doing a describe on an object seems to be obligated to spread itself over the entire line size.  This makes it so that I can only see the name part without scrolling to the right.  What I want is one linesize for describes and a different line size for everything else.  To see what I mean run the following in SQL</em>Plus:</p>
  
  <pre><code>set linesize 100;
  describe all_tab_columns; --Desired Output
  select * from all_tab_columns where rownum&lt;=1;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Then use a large line size.</p>
  
  <pre><code>set linesize 3000;
  describe all_tab_columns;
  select * from all_tab_columns where rownum&lt;=1; --Desired Output
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>What I am asking may not be possible, so I'd also be interested in partial solutions.  Constantly changing the linesize is not a solution.</p>