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DROP RULE(7) SQL Commands DROP RULE(7)

NAME

DROP RULE - remove a rewrite rule

SYNOPSIS

DROP RULE [ IF EXISTS ] name ON relation [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]

DESCRIPTION

DROP RULE drops a rewrite rule.

PARAMETERS

Do not throw an error if the rule does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.
The name of the rule to drop.
The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the table or view that the rule applies to.
Automatically drop objects that depend on the rule.
Refuse to drop the rule if any objects depend on it. This is the default.

EXAMPLES

To drop the rewrite rule newrule:

DROP RULE newrule ON mytable;

COMPATIBILITY

There is no DROP RULE statement in the SQL standard.

SEE ALSO

CREATE RULE [create_rule(7)]

2014-02-17 SQL - Language Statements