>> 4. Can I use a template ? I noticed there is a command
>> psql to template1, but I read somewhere the template1
>> is used as the basis for new ... databases or tables
>> being created. What can I do with templates?
>>
> You can modify template1 so that any new database created starts as a
> copy of template1.
You may also want to check out:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.0/static/manage-ag-templatedbs.html
Regards,
George