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DROP RULE
Name
DROP RULE -- remove a rewrite rule
Synopsis
DROP RULE [ IF EXISTS ] name ON table_name [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
Description
DROP RULE drops a rewrite rule.
Parameters
- IF EXISTS
-
Do not throw an error if the rule does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.
- name
-
The name of the rule to drop.
- table_name
-
The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the table or view that the rule applies to.
- CASCADE
-
Automatically drop objects that depend on the rule, and in turn all objects that depend on those objects (see Section 5.13).
- RESTRICT
-
Refuse to drop the rule if any objects depend on it. This is the default.
Examples
To drop the rewrite rule newrule:
DROP RULE newrule ON mytable;
Compatibility
DROP RULE is a PostgreSQL language extension, as is the entire query rewrite system.