DROP 
SCHEMA(7)							   SQL Commands 						    DROP SCHEMA(7)

NAME

       DROP SCHEMA - remove a schema

SYNOPSIS

       DROP SCHEMA [ IF EXISTS ] name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]

DESCRIPTION

       DROP SCHEMA removes schemas from the database.

       A  schema can only be dropped by its owner or a superuser. Note that the owner can drop the schema (and thereby all contained objects) even
       if he does not own some of the objects within the schema.

PARAMETERS

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

       name   The name of a schema.

       CASCADE
	      Automatically drop objects (tables, functions, etc.) that are contained in the schema.

       RESTRICT
	      Refuse to drop the schema if it contains any objects. This is the default.

EXAMPLES

       To remove schema mystuff from the database, along with everything it contains:

       DROP SCHEMA mystuff CASCADE;

COMPATIBILITY

       DROP SCHEMA is fully conforming with the SQL standard, except that the standard only allows one schema to be dropped per command, and apart
       from the IF EXISTS option, which is a PostgreSQL extension.

SEE ALSO

       ALTER SCHEMA [alter_schema(7)], CREATE SCHEMA [create_schema(7)]

SQL - Language Statements					    2010-05-14							    DROP SCHEMA(7)