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ALTER TRIGGER <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> ON <em class="replaceable"><code>table_name</code></em> RENAME TO <em class="replaceable"><code>new_name</code></em>
ALTER TRIGGER <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> ON <em class="replaceable"><code>table_name</code></em> DEPENDS ON EXTENSION <em class="replaceable"><code>extension_name</code></em>
</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.41.5"><h2>Description</h2><p>
<code class="command">ALTER TRIGGER</code> changes properties of an existing
trigger. The <code class="literal">RENAME</code> clause changes the name of
the given trigger without otherwise changing the trigger
definition. The <code class="literal">DEPENDS ON EXTENSION</code> clause marks
the trigger as dependent on an extension, such that if the extension is
dropped, the trigger will automatically be dropped as well.
</p><p>
You must own the table on which the trigger acts to be allowed to change its properties.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.41.6"><h2>Parameters</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The name of an existing trigger to alter.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>table_name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The name of the table on which this trigger acts.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>new_name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The new name for the trigger.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>extension_name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The name of the extension that the trigger is to depend on.
</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.41.7"><h2>Notes</h2><p>
The ability to temporarily enable or disable a trigger is provided by
<a class="xref" href="sql-altertable.html" title="ALTER TABLE"><span class="refentrytitle">ALTER TABLE</span></a>, not by
<code class="command">ALTER TRIGGER</code>, because <code class="command">ALTER TRIGGER</code> has no
convenient way to express the option of enabling or disabling all of
a table's triggers at once.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.41.8"><h2>Examples</h2><p>
To rename an existing trigger:
</p><pre class="programlisting">
ALTER TRIGGER emp_stamp ON emp RENAME TO emp_track_chgs;
</pre><p>
To mark a trigger as being dependent on an extension:
</p><pre class="programlisting">
ALTER TRIGGER emp_stamp ON emp DEPENDS ON EXTENSION emplib;
</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.41.9"><h2>Compatibility</h2><p>
<code class="command">ALTER TRIGGER</code> is a <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>
extension of the SQL standard.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.41.10"><h2>See Also</h2><span class="simplelist"><a class="xref" href="sql-altertable.html" title="ALTER TABLE"><span class="refentrytitle">ALTER TABLE</span></a></span></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr /><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sql-altertstemplate.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="sql-commands.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sql-altertype.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">ALTER TEXT SEARCH TEMPLATE </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> ALTER TYPE</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
