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The view pg_rules provides access to useful information about query rewrite rules.
Table 43-33. pg_rules Columns
| Name | Type | References | Description | 
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| schemaname | name | pg_namespace.nspname | name of schema containing table | 
| tablename | name | pg_class.relname | name of table the rule is for | 
| rulename | name | pg_rewrite.rulename | name of rule | 
| definition | text | rule definition (a reconstructed creation command) | 
The pg_rules view excludes the ON SELECT rules of views; those can be seen in pg_views.