drop index(7)
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)]