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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
Driver name
Options: pg,odbc,mysql,ogr,dbf,sqlite
database=name
Database name

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: 2011-01-14 14:11:41 -0800 (Fri, 14 Jan 2011) $


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