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.TH "CREATE DATABASE" SQL 11/05/95 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL
.SH NAME
create database \(em create a new database
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
\fBcreate database\fP dbname
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.BR "Create database"
creates a new Postgres database.  The creator becomes the administrator
of the new database.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
createdb(1),
drop database(l),
destroydb(1),
initdb(1).
