1DROP TABLE(7)           PostgreSQL 9.2.24 Documentation          DROP TABLE(7)
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NAME

6       DROP_TABLE - remove a table
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SYNOPSIS

9       DROP TABLE [ IF EXISTS ] name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
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DESCRIPTION

12       DROP TABLE removes tables from the database. Only the table owner, the
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14       without destroying the table, use DELETE(7) or TRUNCATE(7).
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16       DROP TABLE always removes any indexes, rules, triggers, and constraints
17       that exist for the target table. However, to drop a table that is
18       referenced by a view or a foreign-key constraint of another table,
19       CASCADE must be specified. (CASCADE will remove a dependent view
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21       foreign-key constraint, not the other table entirely.)
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PARAMETERS

24       IF EXISTS
25           Do not throw an error if the table does not exist. A notice is
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28       name
29           The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the table to drop.
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36           Refuse to drop the table if any objects depend on it. This is the
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EXAMPLES

40       To destroy two tables, films and distributors:
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42           DROP TABLE films, distributors;
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COMPATIBILITY

45       This command conforms to the SQL standard, except that the standard
46       only allows one table to be dropped per command, and apart from the IF
47       EXISTS option, which is a PostgreSQL extension.
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SEE ALSO

50       ALTER TABLE (ALTER_TABLE(7)), CREATE TABLE (CREATE_TABLE(7))
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54PostgreSQL 9.2.24                 2017-11-06                     DROP TABLE(7)