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+.\" This is -*-nroff-*-
+.\" XXX standard disclaimer belongs here....
+.\" $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/man/Attic/destroydb.l,v 1.1.1.1 1996/08/18 22:14:23 scrappy Exp $
+.TH DESTROYDB SQL 01/23/93 Postgres95 Postgres95
+.SH NAME
+drop database \(em destroy an existing database
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.nf
+\fBdrop database\fR dbname
+.fi
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.BR "Drop database"
+removes the catalog entries for an existing database and deletes the
+directory containing the data. It can only be executed by the
+database administrator (see
+.IR createdb (l)
+for details).
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+create database(l),
+destroydb(1).
+.SH BUGS
+This query should
+.BR NOT
+be executed interactively. The
+.IR destroydb (1)
+script should be used instead.