dilipbiswal commented on a change in pull request #25595:
[SPARK-28792][SQL][DOC] Document CREATE DATABASE statement in SQL Reference.
URL: https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/25595#discussion_r324987311
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File path: docs/sql-ref-syntax-ddl-create-database.md
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limitations under the License.
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-**This page is under construction**
+### Description
+Creates a database with the specified name. If database with the same name
already exists, an exception will be thrown.
+
+### Syntax
+{% highlight sql %}
+CREATE {DATABASE | SCHEMA} [ IF NOT EXISTS ] database_name
+ [ COMMENT database_comment ]
+ [ LOCATION database_directory ]
+ [ WITH DBPROPERTIES (property_name=property_value [ , ...]) ]
+{% endhighlight %}
+
+### Parameters
+<dl>
+ <dt><code><em>database_name</em></code></dt>
+ <dd>Specifies the name of the database to be created.</dd>
+
+ <dt><code><em>IF NOT EXISTS</em></code></dt>
+ <dd>Creates a database with the given name if it doesn't exists. If a
database with the same name already exists, nothing will happen.</dd>
+
+ <dt><code><em>database_directory</em></code></dt>
+ <dd>Path of the file system in which database to be created. If the
specified path does not exist in the underlying file system, this command
creates a directory with the path. If location is not specified, database will
be created in default warehouse directory.</dd>
Review comment:
@sharangk in which the specified database is to be created ?
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