Destroying a Database

PostgreSQL 7.2 Documentation
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# 10.3. Destroying a Database

If you are the owner of the database mydb, you can destroy it using the SQL command

    => DROP DATABASE mydb;

or the Unix shell script

    % dropdb mydb

This action physically removes all of the Unix files associated with the database and cannot be undone, so this should only be done with a great deal of forethought.

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