Knwoing the database was started with which pfile/spfile

hello to everyone,
Actually, a question that crossed my mind and I wondered if it's possible in Oracle.
For an already started database, is there a way to know the database was started with which pfile/spfile? Is there a view that tells this for example.
Many thnx.
H Hiruya

If spfile parameter is null, then you can look for a
pfile with the name convention of
init<ORACLE_SID>.ora.Yes, you can, but that won't tell you anything about which pfile was used to start the instance. I can just as easily type:
startup pfile=/my/pfile/that/does/not/conform/to/any/naming/standard
There's no way to definitively determine which pfile was used to start an instance.
-Mark

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