On Wed, 2025-07-16 at 03:57 +0000, PG Doc comments form wrote:
> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/17/tutorial-createdb.html
>
> The querry to create database you mentioned in this document (createdb
> db_name) is not working in my Debian OS , rather create database db_name;
> is working
I *guess* (since you say "querry") that you are already on the "psql"
prompt when you enter "createdb db_name", which won't work, since that
is a shell command. The $ at the beginning of the line should give
you that clue.
That would also explain why "create database db_name;" works for you,
because that is an SQL statement.
Yours,
Laurenz Albe