Using strings on a file in use

[bi]

I am having a friendly debate with an Oracle DBA regarding running strings on an Oracle control file while the database is up and running.

I contend strings makes no changes to the file, so nothing should happen to the control file.

The DBA contends if the database is running when you run a strings on it, the control file will be corrupted.

Does anyone have any experience with this? (I'm posting the same question in the Oracle forum.)

Thanks.

 

[MikeLacey]

Strings just reads files, unless you do something really stupid like redirect the output of strings to the control file I doubt you'll hurt it. Mike
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