db.dropdb.1grass - Man Page
Removes an existing database.
Keywords
database, attribute table, SQL
Synopsis
db.dropdb
db.dropdb --help
db.dropdb driver=name database=name [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]
Flags
- --help
Print usage summary
- --verbose
Verbose module output
- --quiet
Quiet module output
- --ui
Force launching GUI dialog
Parameters
- driver=name [required]
Name of database driver
Options: dbf, mesql, mysql, odbc, ogr, pg, sqlite
Default: sqlite- database=name [required]
Name of database
Description
db.dropdb removes an existing database using given database driver. Currently only SQLite and PostgreSQL database drivers are supported.
Examples
Drop (delete) an existing database connected through SQLite driver
Note that the standard GRASS GIS SQLite database is by default found in the user’s current mapset. This example shows an out-of-mapset database removal:
db.dropdb driver=sqlite database=/opt/sqlite.db
Drop an existing database connected through PostgreSQL driver
db.dropdb driver=pg database=grassdb
Todo
Support other database drivers, too.
See Also
db.createdb, db.describe, db.droptable, db.execute, db.login, db.tables
GRASS SQL interface
Authors
Radim Blazek, ITC-Irst, Trento, Italy
SQLite and PostgreSQL support by Martin Landa, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
Source Code
Available at: db.dropdb source code (history)
Accessed: Tuesday Mar 19 11:01:48 2024
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