DROP_RULE (7) Linux Manual Page
DROP RULE – remove a rewrite rule
Synopsis
DROP RULE [ IF EXISTS ] name ON relation [ 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.
- 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.
See Also
CREATE RULE [create_rule(7)]