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SQL> select name name_col_plus_show_param,
  2         decode(type,1,'boolean',2,'string',
  3                     3,'integer',4,'file',
  4                     6,'big integer','unknown') type,
  5         value value_col_plus_show_param
  6    from v$parameter
  7   where upper(name) like upper('%block%')
  8   order by name_col_plus_show_param,rownum
  9  /
NAME                                 TYPE        VALUE
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db_block_buffers                     integer     0
db_block_checking                    string      FALSE
db_block_checksum                    string      TRUE
db_block_size                        integer     8192
db_file_multiblock_read_count        integer     128
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