Name
DROP RULE -- Removes existing rules from the database
Synopsis
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.
Description
DROP RULE drops a rule from the specified Postgres rule system. Postgres will immediately cease enforcing it and will purge its definition from the system catalogs.
Notes
The DROP RULE statement is a Postgres 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.
