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.\"     Title: DROP OPERATOR FAMILY
.\"    Author: The PostgreSQL Global Development Group
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.\"      Date: 2024
.\"    Manual: PostgreSQL 16.3 Documentation
.\"    Source: PostgreSQL 16.3
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.SH "NAME"
DROP_OPERATOR_FAMILY \- remove an operator family
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf
DROP OPERATOR FAMILY [ IF EXISTS ] \fIname\fR USING \fIindex_method\fR [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
.fi
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBDROP OPERATOR FAMILY\fR
drops an existing operator family\&. To execute this command you must be the owner of the operator family\&.
.PP
\fBDROP OPERATOR FAMILY\fR
includes dropping any operator classes contained in the family, but it does not drop any of the operators or functions referenced by the family\&. If there are any indexes depending on operator classes within the family, you will need to specify
CASCADE
for the drop to complete\&.
.SH "PARAMETERS"
.PP
IF EXISTS
.RS 4
Do not throw an error if the operator family does not exist\&. A notice is issued in this case\&.
.RE
.PP
\fIname\fR
.RS 4
The name (optionally schema\-qualified) of an existing operator family\&.
.RE
.PP
\fIindex_method\fR
.RS 4
The name of the index access method the operator family is for\&.
.RE
.PP
CASCADE
.RS 4
Automatically drop objects that depend on the operator family, and in turn all objects that depend on those objects (see
Section\ \&5.14)\&.
.RE
.PP
RESTRICT
.RS 4
Refuse to drop the operator family if any objects depend on it\&. This is the default\&.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
Remove the B\-tree operator family
float_ops:
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.if n \{\
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DROP OPERATOR FAMILY float_ops USING btree;
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.if n \{\
.RE
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This command will not succeed if there are any existing indexes that use operator classes within the family\&. Add
CASCADE
to drop such indexes along with the operator family\&.
.SH "COMPATIBILITY"
.PP
There is no
\fBDROP OPERATOR FAMILY\fR
statement in the SQL standard\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
ALTER OPERATOR FAMILY (\fBALTER_OPERATOR_FAMILY\fR(7)), CREATE OPERATOR FAMILY (\fBCREATE_OPERATOR_FAMILY\fR(7)), ALTER OPERATOR CLASS (\fBALTER_OPERATOR_CLASS\fR(7)), CREATE OPERATOR CLASS (\fBCREATE_OPERATOR_CLASS\fR(7)), DROP OPERATOR CLASS (\fBDROP_OPERATOR_CLASS\fR(7))