1ALTER SCHEMA(7)                  SQL Commands                  ALTER SCHEMA(7)
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NAME

6       ALTER SCHEMA - change the definition of a schema
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SYNOPSIS

10       ALTER SCHEMA name RENAME TO newname
11       ALTER SCHEMA name OWNER TO newowner
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DESCRIPTION

15       ALTER SCHEMA changes the definition of a schema.
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17       You  must  own  the schema to use ALTER SCHEMA.  To rename a schema you
18       must also have the CREATE privilege for the  database.   To  alter  the
19       owner,  you  must also be a direct or indirect member of the new owning
20       role, and you must have the CREATE privilege for the  database.   (Note
21       that superusers have all these privileges automatically.)
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PARAMETERS

24       name   The name of an existing schema.
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27              The  new name of the schema. The new name cannot begin with pg_,
28              as such names are reserved for system schemas.
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31              The new owner of the schema.
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COMPATIBILITY

34       There is no ALTER SCHEMA statement in the SQL standard.
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SEE ALSO

37       CREATE SCHEMA [create_schema(7)], DROP SCHEMA [drop_schema(7)]
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41SQL - Language Statements         2014-02-17                   ALTER SCHEMA(7)