Oracle autotrace supports the following options:
• autotrace on - Enables all options.
• autotrace on explain - Displays returned rows and the explain plan.
• autotrace on statistics - Displays returned rows and statistics.
• autotrace trace explain - Displays the execution plan for a select statement without actually executing it. "set autotrace trace explain"
• autotrace traceonly - Displays execution plan and statistics without displaying the returned rows. This option should be used when a large result set is expected.