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CREATE DATABASE NOT EXISTS in PostgreSQL (workaround from within psql)
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| # native using psql | |
| SELECT 'CREATE DATABASE mydb' WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT FROM pg_database WHERE datname = 'mydb')\gexec | |
| # native using shell + psql | |
| echo "SELECT 'CREATE DATABASE mydb' WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT FROM pg_database WHERE datname = 'mydb')\gexec" | psql |
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