1DROP DATABASE() SQL Commands DROP DATABASE()
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6 DROP DATABASE - remove a database
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10 DROP DATABASE [ IF EXISTS ] name
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14 DROP DATABASE drops a database. It removes the catalog entries for the
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20 DROP DATABASE cannot be undone. Use it with care!
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27 name The name of the database to remove.
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30 DROP DATABASE cannot be executed inside a transaction block.
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32 This command cannot be executed while connected to the target database.
33 Thus, it might be more convenient to use the program dropdb [dropdb(1)]
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37 There is no DROP DATABASE statement in the SQL standard.
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40 CREATE DATABASE [create_database(7)]
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44SQL - Language Statements 2008-06-08 DROP DATABASE()