| From: | "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com> |
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| Subject: | Re: creating a database |
| Date: | 2025-02-02 15:35:44 |
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On Sunday, February 2, 2025, PG Doc comments form <noreply(at)postgresql(dot)org>
wrote:
>
> I guess this is on the server side, in a Linux shell or similar?
>
> I think this should be clarified in the text.
We haven’t even mentioned psql yet, aside from the conventions page where
we cover $ means a shell prompt.
> And what also could be clarified: can a database only be created on the
> server side?
> Or is there also a client (SQL) command to create a new database on the
> server?
The description of createdb explains it is a wrapper for the “create
database” sql command.
If I am to add anything it would probably be on the “architecture
fundamentals” page. The points brought up are not specific to createdb and
probably should be explained up-front as to the fact we have wrapped a
number of SQL utility commands for the DBA as executable programs.
David J.
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