Database
createdb
Creates new PostgreSQL databases
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Verified: 2026-05-13
Syntax
$createdb [options] dbname
Optionen
-U
-E
-O
-T
Examples
$createdb mydb
$createdb -U postgres -E UTF8 mydb
$createdb -O appuser mydb
See also
Typical use cases
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Standard usage
createdb --help
Note
Wrapper around SQL CREATE DATABASE; useful for CLI provisioning.
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