How To Create A New Database in PostgreSQL Using the CLI

Question

I am new to using PostgreSQL. How do I create a new database using only the command line interface (CLI) tool that comes packaged with the windows binary installation. Please note, I am using Windows 10 and PowerShell 7 if that is any relevance to the situation.

Answer 1

Using the command line interface (CLI)

psql --username=postgres --command="CREATE DATABASE databaseName"

Using the read-eval-print loop (REPL) shell

CREATE DATABASE databaseName