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DocBook XML is superficially compatible with DocBook SGML but has a slightly stricter DTD that we have been violating in a few cases. Although XSLT doesn't care whether the document is valid, the style sheets don't necessarily process invalid documents correctly, so we need to work toward fixing this. This first commit moves the indexterms in refentry elements to an allowed position. It has no impact on the output.
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doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_database.sgml
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PostgreSQL documentation
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<refentry id="SQL-DROPDATABASE">
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<indexterm zone="sql-dropdatabase">
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<primary>DROP DATABASE</primary>
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</indexterm>
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<refmeta>
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<refentrytitle>DROP DATABASE</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>7</manvolnum>
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<refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
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</refmeta>
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<refnamediv>
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<refname>DROP DATABASE</refname>
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<refpurpose>remove a database</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<refsynopsisdiv>
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<synopsis>
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DROP DATABASE [ IF EXISTS ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable>
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</synopsis>
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</refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Description</title>
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<para>
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<command>DROP DATABASE</command> drops a database. It removes the
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catalog entries for the database and deletes the directory
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containing the data. It can only be executed by the database owner.
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Also, it cannot be executed while you or anyone else are connected
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to the target database. (Connect to <literal>postgres</literal> or any
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other database to issue this command.)
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</para>
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<para>
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<command>DROP DATABASE</command> cannot be undone. Use it with care!
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Parameters</title>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><literal>IF EXISTS</literal></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Do not throw an error if the database does not exist. A notice is issued
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in this case.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The name of the database to remove.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Notes</title>
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<para>
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<command>DROP DATABASE</> cannot be executed inside a transaction
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block.
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</para>
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<para>
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This command cannot be executed while connected to the target
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database. Thus, it might be more convenient to use the program
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<xref linkend="app-dropdb"> instead,
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which is a wrapper around this command.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Compatibility</title>
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<para>
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There is no <command>DROP DATABASE</command> statement in the SQL standard.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>See Also</title>
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<simplelist type="inline">
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<member><xref linkend="sql-createdatabase"></member>
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</simplelist>
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</refsect1>
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</refentry>
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