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- DROP DATABASE [ IF EXISTS ] <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em>
- </pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.108.5"><h2>Description</h2><p>
- <code class="command">DROP DATABASE</code> drops a database. It removes the
- catalog entries for the database and deletes the directory
- containing the data. It can only be executed by the database owner.
- Also, it cannot be executed while you or anyone else are connected
- to the target database. (Connect to <code class="literal">postgres</code> or any
- other database to issue this command.)
- </p><p>
- <code class="command">DROP DATABASE</code> cannot be undone. Use it with care!
- </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.108.6"><h2>Parameters</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">IF EXISTS</code></span></dt><dd><p>
- Do not throw an error if the database does not exist. A notice is issued
- in this case.
- </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
- The name of the database to remove.
- </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.108.7"><h2>Notes</h2><p>
- <code class="command">DROP DATABASE</code> cannot be executed inside a transaction
- block.
- </p><p>
- This command cannot be executed while connected to the target
- database. Thus, it might be more convenient to use the program
- <a class="xref" href="app-dropdb.html" title="dropdb"><span class="refentrytitle"><span class="application">dropdb</span></span></a> instead,
- which is a wrapper around this command.
- </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.108.8"><h2>Compatibility</h2><p>
- There is no <code class="command">DROP DATABASE</code> statement in the SQL standard.
- </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.108.9"><h2>See Also</h2><span class="simplelist"><a class="xref" href="sql-createdatabase.html" title="CREATE DATABASE"><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE DATABASE</span></a></span></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr /><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sql-dropconversion.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="sql-commands.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sql-dropdomain.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">DROP CONVERSION </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> DROP DOMAIN</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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