drop_rule (7) - Linux Manuals
drop_rule: remove a rewrite rule
NAME
DROP RULE - remove a rewrite ruleSYNOPSIS
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.