Re: Starting psql without a database?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Fred Parkinson" <FredP(at)abag(dot)ca(dot)gov>
Cc: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org, "Kevin Grittner" <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov>
Subject: Re: Starting psql without a database?
Date: 2011-04-27 20:15:49
Message-ID: 10189.1303935349@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Fred Parkinson" <FredP(at)abag(dot)ca(dot)gov> writes:
> Was there some way to tell from the documentation that createdb is to run from the shell while CREATE DATABASE is run from the psql prompt?

The reference section of the manual documents the former under "Client
Applications" and the latter under "SQL Commands".

regards, tom lane

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