I am using mySQL 3.23.33.

Once, I had backed up my entire var directory into var.bak, but I made the 
mistake of putting that subdirectory in var  ... so var/var.bak.  Now, 
var.bak shows up in the list of databases that I have.  The var.bak 
subdirectory is long gone, but I can't get rid of var.bak from my database 
list.  When I invoke "drop database var.bak;", I get an error "You have an 
error in your sql ... near '.bak'".  I don't know what to do about this, and 
I need some help.

Thanks in advance.


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