BUG #14727: Inicial running of Postgres.

rthomques@gmail.com writes:

I got this prompt:

ast login: Sun Jul 2 15:27:56 on ttys000
roberto-henriquess-macbook-2:~ thom$ psql
psql (9.6.3)
Type "help" for help.

thom=# createdb mydb
thom-# mydb
thom-#

The prompt remains in my user name.

"createdb" is a shell command; you'd issue that to your shell not to psql.
The equivalent thing to do in psql would be

create database mydb;

(don't forget the semicolon). Also, once you'd created it, the
way to switch to it within a psql session would be

\c mydb

While we're here, notice the subtle changes in psql's command prompt
--- that indicates that it thinks you're continuing a multiline command.
That's why nothing seems to be happening.  If you'd typed a semicolon
to end the command, you'd have gotten a syntax error of one sort or
another.

regards, tom lane

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