Drop database in Oracle

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Steps to drop a container database in oracle

Step 1 : Connect to the database as sysdba
bash#$ sqlplus / as sysdba

Step 2 : Shutdown the database
SQL> shutdown immediate;

Step 3 : Start mount the database with exclusive restrict to avoid the database being opened
SQL> startup mount exclusive restrict;

Step 4 : Drop database
SQL> drop database;

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