v$datafile
Use this view to find out about the datafiles Oracle uses for your instance. This view can be used to find out which datafiles must be backed up in a cold backup:
select name from v$datafileName Null? Type ----------------------------------------- -------- ---------------------------- FILE# NUMBER CREATION_CHANGE# NUMBER CREATION_TIME DATE TS# NUMBER RFILE# NUMBER STATUS VARCHAR2(7) ENABLED VARCHAR2(10) CHECKPOINT_CHANGE# NUMBER CHECKPOINT_TIME DATE UNRECOVERABLE_CHANGE# NUMBER UNRECOVERABLE_TIME DATE LAST_CHANGE# NUMBER LAST_TIME DATE OFFLINE_CHANGE# NUMBER ONLINE_CHANGE# NUMBER ONLINE_TIME DATE BYTES NUMBER BLOCKS NUMBER CREATE_BYTES NUMBER BLOCK_SIZE NUMBER NAME VARCHAR2(513) PLUGGED_IN NUMBER BLOCK1_OFFSET NUMBER AUX_NAME VARCHAR2(513)