RMAN LIST

List the backups and copies recorded in the repository.

Syntax:

 LIST 
   { INCARNATION [OF DATABASE [['] database_name [']]] 
   | [EXPIRED]
     { listObjectSpec  
       [ maintQualifier | RECOVERABLE [untilClause] ]... 
     | recordSpec
     }
   };

 listObjectSpec::=
   { BACKUP [OF listObjectList] [listBackupOption]
   | COPY [OF listObjectList]
   | archivelogRecordSpecifier
   }

 listObjectList::=
   [ DATAFILE datafileSpec [, datafileSpec]... 
   | TABLESPACE ['] tablespace_name ['] [, ['] tablespace_name [']]... 
   | archivelogRecordSpecifier 
   | DATABASE [SKIP TABLESPACE ['] tablespace_name ['] 
     [, ['] tablespace_name [']]...] 
   | CONTROLFILE
   | SPFILE
   ]...

 listBackupOption::=
   [ [BY BACKUP] [VERBOSE]
   | SUMMARY
   | BY { BACKUP SUMMARY | FILE }
   ] 

Examples

RMAN> LIST BACKUP;
RMAN> LIST BACKUP OF DATABASE;
RMAN> LIST BACKUP SUMMARY;
RMAN> LIST INCARNATION;
RMAN> LIST BACKUP BY FILE;
RMAN> LIST COPY OF DATABASE ARCHIVELOG ALL;
RMAN> LIST COPY OF DATAFILE 1, 2, 3;
RMAN> LIST BACKUP OF DATAFILE 11 SUMMARY;
RMAN> LIST BACKUP OF ARCHIVELOG FROM SEQUENCE 1437;
RMAN> LIST CONTROLFILECOPY "/tmp/cntrlfile.copy";
RMAN> LIST BACKUPSET OF DATAFILE 1;

"We don't want to go back to tomorrow, we want to go forward" - Dan Quale

Related Commands:

BACKUP - Back up database files, archive logs, backups, or copies.
CHANGE - Update the status of a backup in the RMAN repository.
CROSSCHECK - Check whether backup items still exist.
DELETE - Delete backups from disk or tape
REPORT - Report backup status: database, files, backups
RESTORE - Restore RMAN backups and copies.

Related Views:

 RC_BACKUP_SET    V$BACKUP_SET    Backup sets
 RC_BACKUP_SPFILE V$BACKUP_SPFILE Server parameter files in backup sets
 RC_BACKUP_FILES  V$BACKUP_FILES  RMAN backups and copies in the repository.
 RC_BACKUP_PIECE  V$BACKUP_PIECE  Backup pieces

Datafiles:
 RC_TABLESPACE      V$TABLESPACE      All tablespaces registered in the recovery catalog.
 RC_DATAFILE        V$DATAFILE        All datafiles registered in the recovery catalog
 RC_BACKUP_DATAFILE V$BACKUP_DATAFILE Datafiles in backup sets
 RC_DATAFILE_COPY   V$DATAFILE_COPY   Datafile image copies
 RC_PROXY_DATAFILE  V$PROXY_DATAFILE  Datafile backups created by proxy copy

Control Files:
 RC_BACKUP_CONTROLFILE V$BACKUP_DATAFILE Control files in backup sets
 RC_PROXY_CONTROLFILE  V$PROXY_DATAFILE  Control file backups created by proxy copy
 RC_CONTROLFILE_COPY   V$DATAFILE_COPY   Control file copies on disk