Re: Starting psql without a database connection

From: "Arguile" <arguile(at)lucentstudios(dot)com>
To: "Michael Klatt" <mdklatt(at)ou(dot)edu>, <pgsql-interfaces(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Starting psql without a database connection
Date: 2002-02-25 16:07:29
Message-ID: LLENKEMIODLDJNHBEFBOEEPNEDAA.arguile@lucentstudios.com
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Michael Klatt wrote:
> Is there a way to start psql without connecting to a database?

No. psql is a client to the server.

> Otherwise, what's the point of the 'CREATE DATABASE ...' command?

I'll turn that around. What's the point of issuing a CREATE DATABASE command
when you aren't connected to a server to create it on?

You might want to read:

http://www.postgresql.org/idocs/index.php?managing-databases.html

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