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DROP RULE [ IF EXISTS ] <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> ON <em class="replaceable"><code>table_name</code></em> [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.128.5"><h2>Description</h2><p>
   <code class="command">DROP RULE</code> drops a rewrite rule.
  </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.128.6"><h2>Parameters</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">IF EXISTS</code></span></dt><dd><p>
      Do not throw an error if the rule does not exist. A notice is issued
      in this case.
     </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
      The name of the rule to drop.
     </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>table_name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
      The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the table or view that
      the rule applies to.
     </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">CASCADE</code></span></dt><dd><p>
      Automatically drop objects that depend on the rule,
      and in turn all objects that depend on those objects
      (see <a class="xref" href="ddl-depend.html" title="5.14. Dependency Tracking">Section 5.14</a>).
     </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">RESTRICT</code></span></dt><dd><p>
      Refuse to drop the rule if any objects depend on it.  This is
      the default.
     </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.128.7"><h2>Examples</h2><p>
   To drop the rewrite rule <code class="literal">newrule</code>:

</p><pre class="programlisting">
DROP RULE newrule ON mytable;
</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.128.8"><h2>Compatibility</h2><p>
   <code class="command">DROP RULE</code> is a
   <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> language extension, as is the
   entire query rewrite system.
  </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.128.9"><h2>See Also</h2><span class="simplelist"><a class="xref" href="sql-createrule.html" title="CREATE RULE"><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE RULE</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-alterrule.html" title="ALTER RULE"><span class="refentrytitle">ALTER RULE</span></a></span></div></div><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" class="navfooter"><hr></hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sql-droproutine.html" title="DROP ROUTINE">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="sql-commands.html" title="SQL Commands">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sql-dropschema.html" title="DROP SCHEMA">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">DROP ROUTINE </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html" title="PostgreSQL 14.5 Documentation">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> DROP SCHEMA</td></tr></table></div></body></html>