Re: Re: DROP TABLE wildcard - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Re: DROP TABLE wildcard
Date
Msg-id 17379.988843346@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: DROP TABLE wildcard  (Joel Burton <jburton@scw.org>)
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Joel Burton <jburton@scw.org> writes:
> That said, though, I don't think you want to drop tables by just deleting
> the rows from pg_class. You might want to hear what the hackers have to
> say about the subject, but I'm assuming its a Bad Idea.

Quite ;-).  The tables would still be there on your disk, but you
couldn't get to them anymore.

            regards, tom lane

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