1DROP INDEX()                     SQL Commands                     DROP INDEX()
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NAME

6       DROP INDEX - remove an index
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SYNOPSIS

10       DROP INDEX [ IF EXISTS ] name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
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DESCRIPTION

14       DROP INDEX drops an existing index from the database system. To execute
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PARAMETERS

18       IF EXISTS
19              Do not throw an error if the index does not exist. A  notice  is
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22       name   The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an index to remove.
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EXAMPLES

32       This command will remove the index title_idx:
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34       DROP INDEX title_idx;
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COMPATIBILITY

38       DROP INDEX is a PostgreSQL language extension. There are no  provisions
39       for indexes in the SQL standard.
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SEE ALSO

42       CREATE INDEX [create_index(7)]
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46SQL - Language Statements         2008-06-08                      DROP INDEX()