* {{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:create-backup==
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| width='120' | '''Signatures'''
|{{Func|db:create-backup|$db as xs:string|empty-sequence()}}
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| '''Summary'''
|Creates a backup of the database {{Code|$db}}.
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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.
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| '''Examples'''
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* {{Code|db:create-backup("DB")}} creates a backup of the database {{Code|DB}}.
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