drop_rule(7)

drop_rule7

Remove a rewrite rule

Usage

DROP RULE name ON relation [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]

Overview

DROP RULE drops a rewrite rule.

Parameters

name

The name of the rule to drop.

relation

The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the table or view that the rule applies to.

CASCADE

Automatically drop objects that depend on the rule.

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

There is no DROP RULE statement in the SQL standard.

From postgresql 7.4.7-6sarge6 in Debian 3.1 (Sarge). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.