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NAME

create database - create a new database

SYNOPSIS

create database dbname [with location = ' dbpath' ]

DESCRIPTION

create database creates a new Postgres database. The creator becomes the administrator of the new database. An alternate location can be specified as either an environment variable known to the backend server (e.g. 'PGDATA2') or as an absolute path name (e.g. '/home/postgres/data'). In either case, the location must be pre-configured by initarea

SEE ALSO

createdb(1) , drop database(l) , destroydb(1) , initarea(1) , initdb(1) .


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