DROP DATABASE name
The name of an existing database to remove.
This message is returned if the command is successful.
This message occurs if the specified database does not exist.
This message occurs if the specified database does not exist.
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 the CREATE DATABASE command for details).
This query cannot be executed while connected to the target database. It is usually preferable to use destroydb instead.
Refer to createdb and CREATE DATABASE for information on how to create a database.
DROP DATABASE statement is a Postgres language extension; there is no such command in SQL92.