Name
DROP RULE -- remove a rewrite ruleSynopsis
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).
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.
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