"sami" <sami.jan@xxxxxxxxx> 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