CREATE CONTROLFILE [REUSE] [SET] DATABASE database
[logfile_clause] { RESETL0GS | NORESETL0GS } [DATAFILE filespec [, filespec]...]
[{ MAXLOGFILES integer
 | MAXLOGMEMBERS integer
 | MAXLOGHISTORY integer
 | MAXDATAFILES integer
 | MAXINSTANCES integer
 | { ARCHIVELOG | NOARCHIVELOG }
 }
 [ MAXLOGFILES integer
 | MAXLOGMEMBERS integer
 | MAXLOGHISTORY integer
 | MAXDATAFILES integer
 | MAXINSTANCES integer
 | { ARCHIVELOG | NOARCHIVELOG }
 ]...
]
[character_set_clause];

For information on the symbols and conventions of Backus-Naur Form (BNF) syntax, see Appendix A.