sql*plus autocommit and exit

Hi:

I have a autocommit value set to OFF however when I exit from SQL*Plus it commits the transaction.
Is it a expected behavior?

SQL> show auto
autocommit OFF

SQL> delete from t1;
48601 rows deleted.

SQL> exit
Disconnected from Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.1.0.2.0- Pr oduction
With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options C:\Documents and Settings\s397131\Desktop>sqlplus sami/sami SQL*Plus: Release 10.1.0.2.0 - Production on Mon Aug 15 14:29:05 2005 Copyright (c) 1982, 2004, Oracle. All rights reserved.

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Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.1.0.2.0 - Production With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options

SQL> select count(*) from t1;

 COUNT(*)

SQL> show auto
autocommit OFF
SQL>
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