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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: dropdb cmd line args
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In response to dropdb cmd line args  ("sami" <sami.jan@gmail.com>)
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"sami" <sami.jan@gmail.com> writes:
> When I give the program the following arguments, it throws up an error:

>> dropdb -i -h localhost -p 5432 -U postgres - W password dataBaseToDrop

-W does not take the password as an argument on the command line, it
just forces a prompt for the password.  (Which will happen anyway if
needed, so really -W is a waste of typing.)

Also, I hope you weren't really spelling it with a space between the
dash and the W...

            regards, tom lane

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