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dropdb

Removes PostgreSQL databases via CLI

Ubuntu CentOS Debian SUSE Fedora RHEL

Syntax

$dropdb [options] dbname

Optionen

-U

-i

--if-exists

-h

Examples

Examples

$dropdb mydb

Examples

$dropdb -U postgres --if-exists mydb

Examples

$dropdb -i old_test_db

See also

createdb psql pg_restore

Warnings

Deletes the database permanently

Typical use cases

Remove test databases

Cleanup in CI pipelines

Manage database lifecycle

Note Wrapper around SQL DROP DATABASE; useful for test environment cleanup.

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