SET FEEDBACK ON is a synonym for the SQL SET DISPLAY NO ROW COUNTER statement. SQL data manipulation statements such as SELECT, DELETE, UPDATE, and INSERT will display the number of affected rows. SET FEEDBACK n sets a limit value which turns on feedback only if more than 'n' rows are displayed. SET FEEDBACK 0 is synonymous with SET FEEDBACK ON. SET FEEDBACK OFF is a synonym for the SQL SET DISPLAY ROW COUNTER statement. SQL data manipulation statements no longer display the count of affected rows. SQL> set feedback 2 SQL> select * from work_status; STATUS_CODE STATUS_NAME STATUS_TYPE 0 INACTIVE RECORD EXPIRED 1 ACTIVE FULL TIME 2 ACTIVE PART TIME 3 rows selected SQL> set feedback 4 SQL> select * from work_status; STATUS_CODE STATUS_NAME STATUS_TYPE 0 INACTIVE RECORD EXPIRED 1 ACTIVE FULL TIME 2 ACTIVE PART TIME