DROP
INDEX(7) SQL Commands DROP INDEX(7)
NAME
DROP INDEX - remove an index
SYNOPSIS
DROP INDEX [ IF EXISTS ] 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
IF EXISTS
Do not throw an error if the index does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.
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)]
SQL - Language Statements 2010-05-14 DROP INDEX(7)
