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pinug

Reputation: 211

create database in postgresql with bash command

Im trying to create a database in postgresql using linux.
I connected to postgres with 

sudo -u postgres psql postgres 
postgres=# then i tried **CREATE DATABASE demo** or **createdb demo**

but none of them worked when i checked with \l command.
Any help ?

Upvotes: 11

Views: 31103

Answers (3)

mehdi mosavi
mehdi mosavi

Reputation: 19

simple type on bash

$ createdb -U postgres(db user) dbname

if set hba_config in pg for access to db in network type

$ createdb -h YOUR_IP -U postgres(db user) dbname

if you set password for db user pg ask your password to create database

Upvotes: 2

omar ahmed
omar ahmed

Reputation: 663

first:

    sudo su postgres

and then enter your password then type:

     psql

and type this command:

    CREATE DATABASE dbname;

Upvotes: 4

Vao Tsun
Vao Tsun

Reputation: 51649

sudo su - postgres to become postgres

then psql -c "create database demo" to create it from shell

Upvotes: 14

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