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title: DROP DATABASE
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displayTitle: DROP DATABASE
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Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
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contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
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this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
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http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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---
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2019-09-13 02:10:50 -04:00
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### Description
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Drop a database and delete the directory associated with the database from the file system. An
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exception will be thrown if the database does not exist in the system.
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### Syntax
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{% highlight sql %}
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DROP (DATABASE|SCHEMA) [IF EXISTS] dbname [RESTRICT|CASCADE];
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{% endhighlight %}
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### Parameters
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<dl>
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<dt><code><em>DATABASE|SCHEMA</em></code></dt>
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<dd>`DATABASE` and `SCHEMA` mean the same thing, either of them can be used.</dd>
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</dl>
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<dl>
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<dt><code><em>IF EXISTS</em></code></dt>
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<dd>If specified, no exception is thrown when the database does not exist.</dd>
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</dl>
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<dl>
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<dt><code><em>RESTRICT</em></code></dt>
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<dd>If specified, will restrict dropping a non-empty database and is enabled by default.</dd>
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</dl>
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<dl>
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<dt><code><em>CASCADE</em></code></dt>
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<dd>If specified, will drop all the associated tables and functions.</dd>
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</dl>
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### Example
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{% highlight sql %}
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-- Create `inventory_db` Database
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CREATE DATABASE inventory_db COMMENT 'This database is used to maintain Inventory';
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-- Drop the database and it's tables
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DROP DATABASE inventory_db CASCADE;
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+---------+
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| Result |
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+---------+
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+---------+
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-- Drop the database using IF EXISTS
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DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS inventory_db CASCADE;
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+---------+
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| Result |
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+---------+
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+---------+
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{% endhighlight %}
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### Related statements
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- [CREATE DATABASE](sql-ref-syntax-ddl-create-database.html)
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- [DESCRIBE DATABASE](sql-ref-syntax-aux-describe-database.html)
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- [SHOW DATABASES](sql-ref-syntax-aux-show-databases.html)
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