1DROP ACCESS METHOD(7)    PostgreSQL 10.7 Documentation   DROP ACCESS METHOD(7)
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NAME

6       DROP_ACCESS_METHOD - remove an access method
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SYNOPSIS

9       DROP ACCESS METHOD [ IF EXISTS ] name [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
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DESCRIPTION

12       DROP ACCESS METHOD removes an existing access method. Only superusers
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PARAMETERS

16       IF EXISTS
17           Do not throw an error if the access method does not exist. A notice
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20       name
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23       CASCADE
24           Automatically drop objects that depend on the access method (such
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26           all objects that depend on those objects (see Section 5.13).
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29           Refuse to drop the access method if any objects depend on it. This
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EXAMPLES

33       Drop the access method heptree:
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35           DROP ACCESS METHOD heptree;
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COMPATIBILITY

38       DROP ACCESS METHOD is a PostgreSQL extension.
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SEE ALSO

41       CREATE ACCESS METHOD (CREATE_ACCESS_METHOD(7))
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