dropdb(1)

NAME

       dropdb - remove a PostgreSQL database

SYNOPSIS

       dropdb [ option... ]  dbname

DESCRIPTION

       dropdb destroys an existing PostgreSQL database.  The user who executes
       this command must be a database superuser or the owner of the database.

       dropdb  is  a  wrapper around the SQL command DROP DATABASE [drop_data-
       base(5)].  There is no effective difference between dropping  databases
       via this utility and via other methods for accessing the server.

OPTIONS

       dropdb accepts the following command-line arguments:

       dbname Specifies the name of the database to be removed.

       -e

       --echo Echo the commands that dropdb generates and sends to the server.

       -i

       --interactive
              Issues a verification prompt before doing anything  destructive.

       -q

       --quiet
              Do not display a response.

       dropdb also accepts the following command-line arguments for connection
       parameters:

       -h host

       --host host
              Specifies the host name of the machine on which  the  server  is
              running.  If  the  value  begins with a slash, it is used as the
              directory for the Unix domain socket.

       -p port

       --port port
              Specifies the TCP port or local Unix domain socket  file  exten-
              sion on which the server is listening for connections.

       -U username

       --username username
              User name to connect as

       -W

       --password
              Force password prompt.

ENVIRONMENT

       PGHOST

       PGPORT

       PGUSER Default connection parameters

       This utility, like most other PostgreSQL utilities, also uses the envi-
       ronment variables supported by libpq (see in the documentation).

DIAGNOSTICS

       In case of difficulty, see DROP DATABASE [drop_database(5)] and psql(1)
       for discussions of potential problems and error messages.  The database
       server must be running at the targeted host. Also, any default  connec-
       tion  settings  and  environment  variables used by the libpq front-end
       library will apply.

EXAMPLES

       To destroy the database demo on the default database server:

       $ dropdb demo
       DROP DATABASE

       To destroy the database demo using the server on host eden, port  5000,
       with verification and a peek at the underlying command:

       $ 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

SEE ALSO

       createdb(1), DROP DATABASE [drop_database(5)]

Application                       2008-06-08                         DROPDB(1)