1ALTER RULE(7)            PostgreSQL 11.3 Documentation           ALTER RULE(7)
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NAME

6       ALTER_RULE - change the definition of a rule
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SYNOPSIS

9       ALTER RULE name ON table_name RENAME TO new_name
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DESCRIPTION

12       ALTER RULE changes properties of an existing rule. Currently, the only
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15       To use ALTER RULE, you must own the table or view that the rule applies
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PARAMETERS

19       name
20           The name of an existing rule to alter.
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22       table_name
23           The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the table or view that
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EXAMPLES

30       To rename an existing rule:
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32           ALTER RULE notify_all ON emp RENAME TO notify_me;
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COMPATIBILITY

35       ALTER RULE is a PostgreSQL language extension, as is the entire query
36       rewrite system.
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SEE ALSO

39       CREATE RULE (CREATE_RULE(7)), DROP RULE (DROP_RULE(7))
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