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 Title: DROP ACCESS METHOD
 Author: The PostgreSQL Global Development Group
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 Date: 2021
 Manual: PostgreSQL 10.19 Documentation
 Source: PostgreSQL 10.19
 Language: English

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 "NAME"
DROP_ACCESS_METHOD - remove an access method

 "SYNOPSIS"
DROP ACCESS METHOD [ IF EXISTS ] name [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]



 "DESCRIPTION"

DROP ACCESS METHOD
removes an existing access method. Only superusers can drop access methods.

 "PARAMETERS"

IF EXISTS


Do not throw an error if the access method does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.




name


The name of an existing access method.




CASCADE


Automatically drop objects that depend on the access method (such as operator classes, operator families, and indexes), and in turn all objects that depend on those objects (see
Section 5.13).




RESTRICT


Refuse to drop the access method if any objects depend on it. This is the default.



 "EXAMPLES"

Drop the access method
heptree:


.\}

DROP ACCESS METHOD heptree;




.\}

 "COMPATIBILITY"

DROP ACCESS METHOD
is a
PostgreSQL
extension.

 "SEE ALSO"
CREATE ACCESS METHOD (CREATE_ACCESS_METHOD(7))