DROP ACCESS METHOD(7)    PostgreSQL 16.2 Documentation   DROP ACCESS METHOD(7)

NAME
       DROP_ACCESS_METHOD - remove an access method

SYNOPSIS
       DROP ACCESS METHOD [ IF EXISTS ] name [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]

DESCRIPTION
       DROP ACCESS METHOD removes an existing access method. Only superusers
       can drop access methods.

PARAMETERS
       IF EXISTS
           Do not throw an error if the access method does not exist. A notice
           is issued in this case.

       name
           The name of an existing access method.

       CASCADE
           Automatically drop objects that depend on the access method (such
           as operator classes, operator families, and indexes), and in turn
           all objects that depend on those objects (see Section 5.14).

       RESTRICT
           Refuse to drop the access method if any objects depend on it. This
           is the default.

EXAMPLES
       Drop the access method heptree:

           DROP ACCESS METHOD heptree;

COMPATIBILITY
       DROP ACCESS METHOD is a PostgreSQL extension.

SEE ALSO
       CREATE ACCESS METHOD (CREATE_ACCESS_METHOD(7))

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