DROP ACCESS METHOD(7) | PostgreSQL 17.2 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 5.15).
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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