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+<!--
+doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_database.sgml
+PostgreSQL documentation
+-->
+
+<refentry id="sql-dropdatabase">
+ <indexterm zone="sql-dropdatabase">
+ <primary>DROP DATABASE</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>DROP DATABASE</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>7</manvolnum>
+ <refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>DROP DATABASE</refname>
+ <refpurpose>remove a database</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+<synopsis>
+DROP DATABASE [ IF EXISTS ] <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> [ [ WITH ] ( <replaceable class="parameter">option</replaceable> [, ...] ) ]
+
+<phrase>where <replaceable class="parameter">option</replaceable> can be:</phrase>
+
+ FORCE
+</synopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+
+ <para>
+ <command>DROP DATABASE</command> 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.
+ It cannot be executed while you are connected to the target database.
+ (Connect to <literal>postgres</literal> or any other database to issue this
+ command.)
+ Also, if anyone else is connected to the target database, this command will
+ fail unless you use the <literal>FORCE</literal> option described below.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <command>DROP DATABASE</command> cannot be undone. Use it with care!
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Parameters</title>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><literal>IF EXISTS</literal></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Do not throw an error if the database does not exist. A notice is issued
+ in this case.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The name of the database to remove.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><literal>FORCE</literal></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Attempt to terminate all existing connections to the target database.
+ It doesn't terminate if prepared transactions, active logical replication
+ slots or subscriptions are present in the target database.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ This will fail if the current user has no permissions to terminate other
+ connections. Required permissions are the same as with
+ <literal>pg_terminate_backend</literal>, described in
+ <xref linkend="functions-admin-signal"/>. This will also fail if we
+ are not able to terminate connections.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Notes</title>
+
+ <para>
+ <command>DROP DATABASE</command> cannot be executed inside a transaction
+ block.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ This command cannot be executed while connected to the target
+ database. Thus, it might be more convenient to use the program
+ <xref linkend="app-dropdb"/> instead,
+ which is a wrapper around this command.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Compatibility</title>
+
+ <para>
+ There is no <command>DROP DATABASE</command> statement in the SQL standard.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>See Also</title>
+
+ <simplelist type="inline">
+ <member><xref linkend="sql-createdatabase"/></member>
+ </simplelist>
+ </refsect1>
+</refentry>