drop_rule(7l)

drop_rule7l

Remove a rewrite rule

Usage

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.

Overview

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.

Releases

6 releases since Debian 1.2 (Rex); the text changed 4 times.

  1. 1.2
  2. 1.3
  3. 2.0–2.1
  4. 2.2
  5. 3.0

From postgresql-client 7.2.1-2woody8 in Debian 3.0 (Woody). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.