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DROP TABLE(7) PostgreSQL 12.3 Documentation DROP TABLE(7)
NAME
DROP_TABLE - remove a table
SYNOPSIS
DROP TABLE [ IF EXISTS ] name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
DESCRIPTION
DROP TABLE removes tables from the database. Only the table owner, the schema owner, and
superuser can drop a table. To empty a table of rows without destroying the table, use
DELETE(7) or TRUNCATE(7).
DROP TABLE always removes any indexes, rules, triggers, and constraints that exist for the
target table. However, to drop a table that is referenced by a view or a foreign-key
constraint of another table, CASCADE must be specified. (CASCADE will remove a dependent
view entirely, but in the foreign-key case it will only remove the foreign-key constraint,
not the other table entirely.)
PARAMETERS
IF EXISTS
Do not throw an error if the table does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.
name
The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the table to drop.
CASCADE
Automatically drop objects that depend on the table (such as views), and in turn all
objects that depend on those objects (see Section 5.14).
RESTRICT
Refuse to drop the table if any objects depend on it. This is the default.
EXAMPLES
To destroy two tables, films and distributors:
DROP TABLE films, distributors;
COMPATIBILITY
This command conforms to the SQL standard, except that the standard only allows one table
to be dropped per command, and apart from the IF EXISTS option, which is a PostgreSQL
extension.
SEE ALSO
ALTER TABLE (ALTER_TABLE(7)), CREATE TABLE (CREATE_TABLE(7))
PostgreSQL 12.3 2020 DROP TABLE(7)
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