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NAME

db.createdb - Creates an empty database.

KEYWORDS

database, SQL

SYNOPSIS

db.createdb
db.createdb help
db.createdb driver=name database=name [--verbose] [--quiet]

Parameters:

driver=name [required]
Name of database driver
Options: pg, odbc, mysql, ogr, dbf, sqlite
database=name [required]
Name of database

DESCRIPTION

db.createdb allows the user to create a new empty database through different drivers. A working database connection needs to be established.

EXAMPLE

Create a new PostgreSQL database (if PostgreSQL connection is established through odbc driver)
db.createdb driver=odbc database=grass60test

Create a new PostgreSQL database (if PostgreSQL connection is established through pg driver)

db.createdb driver=pg database='host=pgserver.itc.it,dbname=grass60test'

SEE ALSO

db.columns, db.describe, db.drivers, db.droptable, db.execute, db.login, db.tables, GRASS SQL interface

AUTHOR

Radim Blazek, ITC-Irst, Trento, Italy

Last changed: $Date: 2011-11-08 13:24:20 -0800 (Tue, 08 Nov 2011) $


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