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+<!--
+doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_language.sgml
+PostgreSQL documentation
+-->
+
+<refentry id="sql-alterlanguage">
+ <indexterm zone="sql-alterlanguage">
+ <primary>ALTER LANGUAGE</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>ALTER LANGUAGE</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>7</manvolnum>
+ <refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>ALTER LANGUAGE</refname>
+ <refpurpose>change the definition of a procedural language</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+<synopsis>
+ALTER [ PROCEDURAL ] LANGUAGE <replaceable>name</replaceable> RENAME TO <replaceable>new_name</replaceable>
+ALTER [ PROCEDURAL ] LANGUAGE <replaceable>name</replaceable> OWNER TO { <replaceable>new_owner</replaceable> | CURRENT_USER | SESSION_USER }
+</synopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+
+ <para>
+ <command>ALTER LANGUAGE</command> changes the definition of a
+ procedural language. The only functionality is to rename the language or
+ assign a new owner. You must be superuser or owner of the language to
+ use <command>ALTER LANGUAGE</command>.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Parameters</title>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><replaceable>name</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Name of a language
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><replaceable>new_name</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The new name of the language
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><replaceable>new_owner</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The new owner of the language
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Compatibility</title>
+
+ <para>
+ There is no <command>ALTER LANGUAGE</command> statement in the SQL
+ standard.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>See Also</title>
+
+ <simplelist type="inline">
+ <member><xref linkend="sql-createlanguage"/></member>
+ <member><xref linkend="sql-droplanguage"/></member>
+ </simplelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+</refentry>