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<refentry id="SQL-DROPDATABASE">
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<refmeta>
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<refentrytitle id="SQL-DROPDATABASE-TITLE">DROP DATABASE</refentrytitle>
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<refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
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</refmeta>
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<refnamediv>
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<refname>DROP DATABASE</refname>
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<refpurpose>remove a database</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<indexterm zone="sql-dropdatabase">
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<primary>DROP DATABASE</primary>
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</indexterm>
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<refsynopsisdiv>
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<synopsis>
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DROP DATABASE [ IF EXISTS ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable>
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</synopsis>
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</refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Description</title>
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<para>
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<command>DROP DATABASE</command> drops a database. It removes the
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catalog entries for the database and deletes the directory
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containing the data. It can only be executed by the database owner.
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Also, it cannot be executed while you or anyone else are connected
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to the target database. (Connect to <literal>postgres</literal> or any
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other database to issue this command.)
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</para>
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<para>
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<command>DROP DATABASE</command> cannot be undone. Use it with care!
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Parameters</title>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><literal>IF EXISTS</literal></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Do not throw an error if the database does not exist. A notice is issued
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in this case.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The name of the database to remove.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Notes</title>
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<para>
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<command>DROP DATABASE</> cannot be executed inside a transaction
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block.
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</para>
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<para>
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This command cannot be executed while connected to the target
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database. Thus, it might be more convenient to use the program
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<xref linkend="app-dropdb" endterm="app-dropdb-title"> instead,
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which is a wrapper around this command.
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</refsect1>
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<title>Compatibility</title>
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<para>
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There is no <command>DROP DATABASE</command> statement in the SQL standard.
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<refsect1>
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<title>See Also</title>
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<simplelist type="inline">
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<member><xref linkend="sql-createdatabase" endterm="sql-createdatabase-title"></member>
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</simplelist>
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</refsect1>
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