ALTER RULE(7) PostgreSQL 18.6 Documentation ALTER RULE(7)
NAME
ALTER_RULE - change the definition of a rule
SYNOPSIS
ALTER RULE name ON table_name RENAME TO new_name
DESCRIPTION
ALTER RULE changes properties of an existing rule. Currently, the only
available action is to change the rule's name.
To use ALTER RULE, you must own the table or view that the rule applies
to.
PARAMETERS
name
The name of an existing rule to alter.
table_name
The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the table or view that
the rule applies to.
new_name
The new name for the rule.
EXAMPLES
To rename an existing rule:
ALTER RULE notify_all ON emp RENAME TO notify_me;
COMPATIBILITY
ALTER RULE is a PostgreSQL language extension, as is the entire query
rewrite system.
SEE ALSO
CREATE RULE (CREATE_RULE(7)), DROP RULE (DROP_RULE(7))
PostgreSQL 18.6 2026 ALTER RULE(7)
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