@ Checked for relevance on 18-Dec-2007

Where Can I Find the Latest Version of OPatch?
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* FOR all versions
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Oracle ships "opatch" as part of the standard product
shipment. However there may be updates to this which are
loaded under the placeholder bug:

Bug 6880880 OPATCH PLACEHOLDER


To download the opatch from metalink go to:

http://updates.oracle.com/download/6880880.html

(Use your Metalink username/password)

Which OPatch version do I need ?
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For Oracle9i Release 2 (9.2.0.x) and Oracle10g Release 1 (10.1.0.x), select 
release "10.1.0.0.0" (description "OPatch 9i, 10.1") and download

  p6880880_101000_.zip

The current OPatch version for these RDBMS releases is 1.0.0.0.58


For Oracle10g Release 2 (10.2.0.x), select release "10.2.0.0.0" (description
"OPatch 10.2") and download 

  p6880880_102000_.zip

The current OPatch version for this RDBMS release is 10.2.0.4.3


For Oracle11g Release 1 (11.1.0.x), select release "11.1.0.0.0" (description
"OPatch 11.1") and download

  p6880880_111000_.zip

The current OPatch version for this RDBMS release is 11.1.0.6.3

RELATED DOCUMENTS
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Note 189489.1 Oracle9i Data Server Interim Patch Installation (OPatch)

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Change History:
  16-Jul-2008 add info to help identify which OPatch version to download
  06-Jun-2008 changed placeholder bug to 6880880
  20-Feb-2006 added 10.2 opatch details
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