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.\"     Title: DROP DATABASE
.\"    Author: The PostgreSQL Global Development Group
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.\"      Date: 2016
.\"    Manual: PostgreSQL 9.5.2 Documentation
.\"    Source: PostgreSQL 9.5.2
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "DROP DATABASE" "5sql" "2016" "PostgreSQL 9.5.2" "PostgreSQL 9.5.2 Documentation"
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.SH "NAME"
DROP_DATABASE \- remove a database
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.sp
.nf
DROP DATABASE [ IF EXISTS ] \fIname\fR
.fi
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP

\fBDROP DATABASE\fR
drops a database\&. It removes the catalog entries for the database and deletes the directory containing the data\&. It can only be executed by the database owner\&. Also, it cannot be executed while you or anyone else are connected to the target database\&. (Connect to
postgres
or any other database to issue this command\&.)
.PP

\fBDROP DATABASE\fR
cannot be undone\&. Use it with care!
.SH "PARAMETERS"
.PP
IF EXISTS
.RS 4
Do not throw an error if the database does not exist\&. A notice is issued in this case\&.
.RE
.PP
\fIname\fR
.RS 4
The name of the database to remove\&.
.RE
.SH "NOTES"
.PP

\fBDROP DATABASE\fR
cannot be executed inside a transaction block\&.
.PP
This command cannot be executed while connected to the target database\&. Thus, it might be more convenient to use the program
\fBdropdb\fR(1)
instead, which is a wrapper around this command\&.
.SH "COMPATIBILITY"
.PP
There is no
\fBDROP DATABASE\fR
statement in the SQL standard\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
CREATE DATABASE (\fBCREATE_DATABASE\fR(5))