23.5. Destroying a Database
DROP DATABASE name;
Only the owner of the database, or a superuser, can drop a database. Dropping a database removes all objects that were contained within the database. The destruction of a database cannot be undone.
You cannot execute the
DROP DATABASE
command while connected to the victim database. You can, however, be connected to any other database, including the template1
database. template1
would be the only option for dropping the last user database of a given cluster.dropdb dbname
(Unlike
createdb
, it is not the default action to drop the database with the current user name.)\Last modified 3mo ago