DROP RULE(7) PostgreSQL 9.6.6 Documentation DROP RULE(7)
NAME
DROP_RULE - remove a rewrite rule
SYNOPSIS
DROP RULE [ IF EXISTS ] name ON table_name [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
DESCRIPTION
DROP RULE drops a rewrite rule.
PARAMETERS
IF EXISTS
Do not throw an error if the rule does not exist. A notice is
issued in this case.
name
The name of the rule to drop.
table_name
The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the table or view that
the rule applies to.
CASCADE
Automatically drop objects that depend on the rule, and in turn all
objects that depend on those objects (see Section 5.13, "Dependency
Tracking", in the documentation).
RESTRICT
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
DROP RULE is a PostgreSQL language extension, as is the entire query
rewrite system.
SEE ALSO
CREATE RULE (CREATE_RULE(7)), ALTER RULE (ALTER_RULE(7))
PostgreSQL 9.6.6 2017 DROP RULE(7)
PostgreSQL 9.6.6 - Generated Sat Dec 2 10:57:50 CST 2017