V$CONTROLFILE

This view lists the names of the control files.

Column	Datatype	Description
`STATUS`	`VARCHAR2(7)`	`INVALID` if the name cannot be determined, which should not occur. Null if the name can be determined.
`NAME`	`VARCHAR2(513)`	Name of the control file
`IS_RECOVERY_DEST_FILE`	`VARCHAR2(3)`	Indicates whether the file was created in the flash recovery area (`YES`) or not (`NO`)