I've read the documentation for the psql commands as well as the createdb and dropdb commands. It looks like there is no way to specify the password on the command line. The password is always provided in the form of a stdin prompt. This makes it very difficult to use the commands from a shell script or a cron job. The same with redirecting to/from a file or piping it somewhere. It seems like there must be some way to specify the password on the command line. Am I missing something? Any workarounds? Thanks, Tauren ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]