Re: Where is 'createdb'? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Chris Angelico
Subject Re: Where is 'createdb'?
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Msg-id CAPTjJmoeUmGprhNVX6eOB8-TA7jizk9Mzu82LSKN1052fGYK0w@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: Where is 'createdb'?  (Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>)
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On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 2:37 AM, Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 4:32 PM, Kevin Burton <rkevinburton@charter.net>
> wrote:
>>
>> The text before this command says, “Once
>> you have Postgres installed, create a schema called book using the following
>> command: $ createdb book’
>
> The authors are incorrect, in that this doesn't actually create a schema. It
> creates a database. but they are not out of tdate, just incorrect - it has
> never created a schema.

Sounds like the author has a MySQL background, where "schema" and
"database" are synonyms. (I have no idea why MySQL doesn't just use
"schema" and declare that there's only one "database" per install.
That would be much simpler.)

ChrisA


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