What are the possible ways to gain information regarding the Control File?

• You can check the information regarding the control file in the initialization parameter file.
• You can also the query v$controlfile that will show you the information regarding control file.

You can also perform SQL> show parameter control_files form SQL. This query gives you the information such as name, the location of the file in the disk.

You can make changes in the PFILE with the help of vi editor and control_files provide you with the information regarding the location and the name of the control files.