DROP RULE
Name
DROP RULE -- remove a rewrite rule
Synopsis
DROP RULE name [, ...]
Inputs
- name
-
The name of an existing rule to drop.
Outputs
- DROP
-
Message returned if successful.
- ERROR: Rule or view "name" not found
-
This message occurs if the specified rule does not exist.
Description
DROP RULE drops a rule from the specified PostgreSQL rule system. PostgreSQL will immediately cease enforcing it and will purge its definition from the system catalogs.
Notes
The DROP RULE statement is a PostgreSQL language extension.
Refer to CREATE RULE for information on how to create rules.
Once a rule is dropped, access to historical information the rule has written may disappear.
Usage
To drop the rewrite rule newrule:
DROP RULE newrule;
Compatibility
SQL92
There is no DROP RULE in SQL92.