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- .\" XXX standard disclaimer belongs here....
- .\" $Header: /private/postgres/ref/unix/RCS/destroydb,v 1.9 1992/07/14 05:54:17 ptong Exp $
- .SP DESTROYDB UNIX 6/14/90
- .XA 1 Destroydb
- .uh NAME
- .lp
- destroydb \*- destroy an existing database
- .uh SYNOPSIS
- .lp
- .(l
- \fBdestroydb\fR [\fB-p\fR port] [\fB-h\fR host] username
- .)l
- .uh DESCRIPTION
- .lp
- .b Destroydb
- removes all reference to an existing database named
- .i dbname.
- The directory containing this database and all associated files
- are removed.
- .lp
- To execute this command, the user must be the
- .A DBA
- for this database.
- After the database is destroyed, a \*(UU shell prompt will reappear;
- no confirmation message will be displayed.
- .lp
- .b Destroydb
- needs to connect to a running postmaster to accomplish
- its tasks. If no postmaster is running then one must be started
- before destroydb is run.
- .lp
- .uh "COMMAND OPTIONS"
- .lp
- \fI-p port\fR indicates that destroydb should attempt to connect to a
- postmaster listening to the specified port.
- .lp
- \fI-h hostname\fR indicates that destroydb should attempt to connect to a
- postmaster running on the specified host machine.
- .sp
- .uh EXAMPLE
- .lp
- .ft C
- /* destroy the demo database */
- .ft
- .nf
- .ft C
- destroydb demo
- .ft
- .fi
- .lp
- .ft C
- /* destroy the demo database using the postmaster on host eden, port 1234 */
- .ft
- .nf
- .ft C
- destroydb -p 1234 -h eden demo
- .ft
- .fi
- .uh DIAGNOSTICS
- .sp
- .lp
- \fBError: Failed to connect to backend (host=\fIxxx\fB, port=\fIxxx\fB)\fR
- .lp
- destroydb could not attach to the postmaster on the specified host and
- port. If you see this message, check that the postmaster is running on
- the proper host and that the proper port is specified.
- .sp
- .uh FILES
- .lp
- .ft C
- \&.../data/base/*
- .ft
- .uh "SEE ALSO"
- .lp
- createdb(unix),
- postmaster(unix),
- destroydb(commands).
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