DROP_DATABASE (l)
Destroys an existing database
SYNOPSIS
DROP DATABASE name
name
The name of an existing database to remove.
DESTROYDB
This message is returned if the command is successful.
WARN: destroydb: database "name" does not exist.
This message occurs if the specified database does not exist.
ERROR: destroydb cannot be executed on an open database
This message occurs if the specified database does not exist.
DESCRIPTION
DROP DATABASE removes the catalog entries for an existing
database and deletes the directory containing the data.
It can only be executed by the database administrator
(See the CREATE DATABASE command for details).
This query cannot be executed while connected to the target
database. It is usually preferable to use
destroydb(1)
instead.
Refer to
createdb(1) and
create_database(l)
for information on how to create a database.
COMPATIBILITY
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