1DROP DATABASE(7)         PostgreSQL 13.3 Documentation        DROP DATABASE(7)
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NAME

6       DROP_DATABASE - remove a database
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SYNOPSIS

9       DROP DATABASE [ IF EXISTS ] name [ [ WITH ] ( option [, ...] ) ]
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11       where option can be:
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DESCRIPTION

16       DROP DATABASE drops a database. It removes the catalog entries for the
17       database and deletes the directory containing the data. It can only be
18       executed by the database owner. It cannot be executed while you are
19       connected to the target database. (Connect to postgres or any other
20       database to issue this command.) Also, if anyone else is connected to
21       the target database, this command will fail unless you use the FORCE
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24       DROP DATABASE cannot be undone. Use it with care!
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PARAMETERS

27       IF EXISTS
28           Do not throw an error if the database does not exist. A notice is
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31       name
32           The name of the database to remove.
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35           Attempt to terminate all existing connections to the target
36           database. It doesn't terminate if prepared transactions, active
37           logical replication slots or subscriptions are present in the
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40           This will fail if the current user has no permissions to terminate
41           other connections. Required permissions are the same as with
42           pg_terminate_backend, described in Section 9.27.2. This will also
43           fail if we are not able to terminate connections.
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NOTES

46       DROP DATABASE cannot be executed inside a transaction block.
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48       This command cannot be executed while connected to the target database.
49       Thus, it might be more convenient to use the program dropdb(1) instead,
50       which is a wrapper around this command.
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COMPATIBILITY

53       There is no DROP DATABASE statement in the SQL standard.
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SEE ALSO

56       CREATE DATABASE (CREATE_DATABASE(7))
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