DROP_INDEX (l)
Removes an index from a database
SYNOPSIS
DROP INDEX index_name
index_name
The name of the index to remove.
DROP
The message returned if the index is successfully dropped.
ERROR: index "index_name" nonexistent
This message occurs if index_name
is not an index in the database.
DESCRIPTION
DROP INDEX drops an existing index from the database
system. To execute this command you must be the owner of
the index.
DROP INDEX is a Postgres
language extension.
Refer to
create_index(l)
for information on how to create indexes.
USAGE
DROP INDEX title_idx;
COMPATIBILITY
SQL92 defines commands by which to access
a generic relational database.
Indexes are an implementation-dependent feature and hence
there are no index-specific commands or definitions in the
SQL92 language.
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