DROP RULE
DROP RULE — remove a rewrite rule
Synopsis
DROP RULE [ IF EXISTS ]nameONtable_name[ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
Description
DROP RULE drops a rewrite rule.
Parameters
IF EXISTSDo not throw an error if the rule does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.
nameThe name of the rule to drop.
table_nameThe name (optionally schema-qualified) of the table or view that the rule applies to.
CASCADEAutomatically drop objects that depend on the rule.
RESTRICTRefuse to drop the rule if any objects depend on it. This is the default.
Examples
To drop the rewrite rule newrule:
DROP RULE newrule ON mytable;
Compatibility
DROP RULE is a PostgreSQL language extension, as is the entire query rewrite system.