DROP INDEX
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.
