* {{Code|db:delete("DB", "docs/dir/doc.xml")}} deletes the document {{Code|docs/dir/doc.xml}} in the database {{Code|DB}}.
* {{Code|db:delete("DB", "docs/dir")}} deletes all documents with paths beginning with {{Code|docs/dir}} in the database {{Code|DB}}.
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==db:copy==
{{Mark|Introduced with Version 7.8.2}}:
{| width='100%'
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| width='120' | '''Signatures'''
|{{Func|db:copy|$db as xs:string, $newname as xs:string|empty-sequence()}}
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| '''Summary'''
|Creates a copy of the database specified by {{Code|$db}} to {{Code|$newname}}.
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| '''Errors'''
|{{Error|BXDB0002|XQuery Errors#BaseX Errors}} The addressed database does not exist or could not be opened.<br/>{{Error|BXDB0011|XQuery Errors#BaseX Errors}} Invalid database name.<br/>{{Error|BXDB0016|XQuery Errors#BaseX Errors}} Name of source and target database is equal.
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==db:alter==
{{Mark|Introduced with Version 7.8.2}}:
{| width='100%'
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| width='120' | '''Signatures'''
|{{Func|db:alter|$db as xs:string, $newname as xs:string|empty-sequence()}}
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| '''Summary'''
|Renames the database specified by {{Code|$db}} to {{Code|$newname}}.
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| '''Errors'''
|{{Error|BXDB0002|XQuery Errors#BaseX Errors}} The addressed database does not exist or could not be opened.<br/>{{Error|BXDB0011|XQuery Errors#BaseX Errors}} Invalid database name.<br/>{{Error|BXDB0016|XQuery Errors#BaseX Errors}} Name of source and target database is equal.
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