1DROP RULE(7)             PostgreSQL 12.2 Documentation            DROP RULE(7)
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NAME

6       DROP_RULE - remove a rewrite rule
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SYNOPSIS

9       DROP RULE [ IF EXISTS ] name ON table_name [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
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DESCRIPTION

12       DROP RULE drops a rewrite rule.
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PARAMETERS

15       IF EXISTS
16           Do not throw an error if the rule does not exist. A notice is
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19       name
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22       table_name
23           The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the table or view that
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26       CASCADE
27           Automatically drop objects that depend on the rule, and in turn all
28           objects that depend on those objects (see Section 5.14).
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31           Refuse to drop the rule if any objects depend on it. This is the
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EXAMPLES

35       To drop the rewrite rule newrule:
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37           DROP RULE newrule ON mytable;
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COMPATIBILITY

40       DROP RULE is a PostgreSQL language extension, as is the entire query
41       rewrite system.
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SEE ALSO

44       CREATE RULE (CREATE_RULE(7)), ALTER RULE (ALTER_RULE(7))
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