simplest might be psql -l. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jon Horsman > Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 8:13 AM > To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org > Subject: Re: [SQL] How to query information schema from shell script > > In my original email i forgot to mentioned i need to know if the > database exists or not from the shell script. If it doesn't exist i > would then create it. Currently i was just creating the db everytime > our db script is run (since it doesn't hurt the db) but this generates > the 'db already exists' log and I now have the requirement that the > users not see that log. ie, don't run createdb if it already exists. > > In looking through the postgres docs i can see how to check if a table > exists but not how a db exists. > > Again, thanks for the help. > > Jon
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