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More cleanup of Diagnostics sections.

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Tom Lane
2003-09-12 00:12:47 +00:00
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$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropdb.sgml,v 1.23 2003/08/31 17:32:23 petere Exp $
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropdb.sgml,v 1.24 2003/09/12 00:12:47 tgl Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
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@@ -41,12 +41,21 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
<para>
<application>dropdb</application> is a wrapper around the
<acronym>SQL</acronym> command <xref linkend="SQL-DROPDATABASE"
endterm="SQL-DROPDATABASE-title">. The database server must be
running on the targeted host. There is nothing special
about dropping databases via this or other methods. Also, any
default settings and environment variables used by the
<application>libpq</application> front-end library will apply.
endterm="SQL-DROPDATABASE-title">.
There is no effective difference between dropping databases via
this utility and via other methods for accessing the server.
</para>
<para>
In case of difficulty, see <xref linkend="SQL-DROPDATABASE"
endterm="sql-dropdatabase-title"> and <xref linkend="APP-PSQL"> for
discussions of potential problems and error messages.
The database server must be running at the
targeted host. Also, any default connection settings and environment
variables used by the <application>libpq</application> front-end
library will apply.
</para>
</refsect1>
@@ -100,7 +109,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
</para>
<para>
<application>createdb</application> also accepts the following
<application>dropdb</application> also accepts the following
command-line arguments for connection parameters:
<variablelist>
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</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Diagnostics</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><computeroutput>DROP DATABASE</computeroutput></term>
<listitem>
<para>The database was successfully removed.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><computeroutput>dropdb: Database removal failed.</computeroutput></term>
<listitem>
<para>Something didn't work out.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>
If there is an error condition, the backend error message will be displayed.
See <xref linkend="SQL-DROPDATABASE" endterm="SQL-DROPDATABASE-title">
for possibilities.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Environment</title>