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FUNCTIONS / SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION FUNCTIONS

pg_drop_replication_slot

Read PG 18 manual ↗

Drops the physical or logical replication slot named slot_name.

Signatures & examples

pg_drop_replication_slot ( slot_name name ) → void
Drops the physical or logical replication slot named slot_name. Same as replication protocol command DROP_REPLICATION_SLOT.
Version history 3
  1. PG 12 → 13changed
  2. PG 9.6 → 10changed
  3. PG 9.3 → 9.4added

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