dropdb

 

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 DROPDB(1)         PostgreSQL Client Applications        DROPDB(1)
 
 
 
NAME
        dropdb - Remove an existing Postgres database
 
SYNOPSIS
        dropdb [ options... ] dbname
 
    INPUTS
        -h, --host host
               Specifies  the hostname of the machine on which the
               postmaster is running. If host begins with a slash,
               it  is  used  as  the directory for the unix domain
               socket.
 
        -p, --port port
               Specifies the Internet TCP/IP port  or  local  Unix
               domain  socket file extension on which the postmas­
               ter is listening for connections.
 
        -U, --username username
               Username to connect as.
 
        -W, --password
               Force password prompt.
 
        -e, --echo
               Echo the queries that dropdb generates and sends to
               the backend.
 
        -q, --quiet
               Do not display a response.
 
        -i, --interactive
               Issues  a verification prompt before doing anything
               destructive.
 
        dbname Specifies the name of the database to  be  removed.
               The  database  must be one of the existing Postgres
               databases in this installation.
 
        The options -h, -p, -U, -W, and -e are passed on literally
        to psql(1).
 
    OUTPUTS
        DROP DATABASE
               The database was successfully removed.
 
        dropdb: Database removal failed.
               Something didn't work out.
 
        If  there is an error condition, the backend error message
        will be displayed.  See DROP  DATABASE  [drop_database(l)]
        and psql(1) for possibilities.
 
DESCRIPTION
        dropdb  destroys  an existing Postgres database.  The user
        who executes this command must be a database superuser  or
        the owner of the database.
 
        dropdb  is  a  shell script wrapper around the SQL command
        DROP DATABASE [drop_database(l)] via the Postgres interac­
        tive  terminal  psql(1).  Thus,  there  is nothing special
        about dropping databases via this or other  methods.  This
        means that the psql must be found by the script and that a
        database server is running at the targeted host. Also, any
        default  settings  and  environment variables available to
        psql and the libpq front-end library do apply.
 
 USAGE
        To destroy the  database  demo  on  the  default  database
        server:
 
        $ dropdb demo
        DROP DATABASE
 
 
 
        To  destroy the database demo using the postmaster on host
        eden, port 5000, with  verification  and  a  peek  at  the
        underlying query:
 
        $ dropdb -p 5000 -h eden -i -e demo
        Database "demo" will be permanently deleted.
        Are you sure? (y/n) y
        DROP DATABASE "demo"
        DROP DATABASE
 
 
 
 
 Application                 2000-11-11                  DROPDB(1)

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