Manpage of DROP INDEX
DROP INDEX
Section: SQL Commands (7)
Updated: 2003-11-02
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NAME
DROP INDEX - remove an index
SYNOPSIS
DROP INDEX name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
DESCRIPTION
DROP INDEX drops an existing index from the database
system. To execute this command you must be the owner of
the index.
PARAMETERS
- name
-
The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an index to remove.
- CASCADE
-
Automatically drop objects that depend on the index.
- RESTRICT
-
Refuse to drop the index if any objects depend on it. This is
the default.
EXAMPLES
This command will remove the index title_idx:
DROP INDEX title_idx;
COMPATIBILITY
DROP INDEX is a
PostgreSQL language extension. There
are no provisions for indexes in the SQL standard.
SEE ALSO
CREATE INDEX [create_index(7)]
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