To edit init.ora

This is a continuation from this thread Create a db manually
I am using 9i on Windows platform.
I want to edit / copy the init.ora file so that I can create a db manually.
I have located the init file, to exist here:
C:\oracle\admin\unidad\pfile
The name of the file is init.ora.0262007174511
On the link that Paola sent, it says :
One way of getting started on your initialization parameter file is to edit a copy of the sample initialization parameter file
Sorry, but how can I edit this init file, or make a copy to use for my new database?

The database instance can be started using a PFile or an SPFile (Server PFile). These files tell the instance how to do basic memory configuration, advanced memory configuration (using parms such as processes), load and lock specific memory info (instance and DB name) and where to find the control files.
The steps are detailed in the DBA manual - there is an entire chapter provided in excruciating detail and - if you were to use Oracle 10g R2, the part you want is at http://download-east.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14231/create.htm#i1008760
You can copy any existing pfile (init???.ora) as a new file (initSID.ora) and edit the copy using any editor (notepad). The valid fields and values are all defined in the Oracle Reference manual. (That is Oracle Reference, not Oracle SQL Reference, not Oracle PL/SQL Reference, or any other variant.) Each field has it's own entry in the table of contents. For 10gR2 the document is http://download-east.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14237/initparams_part.htm#i200948
Since you want to use Oracle 9i, I refer you to the general documentation site to get to these manuals - either http://docs.oracle.com or http://tahiti.oracle.com

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I have some questions on init.ora file. While checking the init file in my system i found that it defines a spfile in a non default location.
The parameter names are like
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Regards,
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Edited by: SID3 on Jun 29, 2010 5:55 AM
Edited by: SID3 on Jun 29, 2010 5:56 AM

SID3 wrote:
From the discussion i guess the following points
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# Copyright (c) 1991, 1997, 1998 by Oracle Corporation
# NAME
# init.ora
# FUNCTION
# NOTES
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# rlim 04/29/91 - removal of char_is_varchar2
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# installations, three scenarios have been provided: SMALL, MEDIUM
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# Use the following table to approximate the SGA size needed for the
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# Block 2K 4500K 6800K 17000K
# Size 4K 5500K 8800K 21000K
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$

There are strange things in the file you posted, are you sure that's your init.ora ? where did you find it ?
Moreover, you use "cat" to list the file, but you name "c:\dir" the directory : what is your OS ?
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(c) Copyright 2000 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Akhil N K wrote:
Does the below two statements means the same?No.
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Message was edited by:
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Edited by: [email protected] on Aug 5, 2009 4:17 AM

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I just want to know how find the directory of the "init.ora" of my database ?might be in the same directory as your spfile, which can be found with
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Message was edited by:
BalVe

Please specify which DB and OS version you are currently working.
init.ora is no longer a good practice since 9i, when spfile.ora file first appeared. Working init.ora won't allow you to dynamically change instance parameters and its usage may lead to lack of manageability.
If you want, there is an instance parameter named pfile which lets spfile know where the included spfile resides.
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~ Madrid.

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