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DROP INDEX [ CONCURRENTLY ] [ IF EXISTS ] <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.116.5"><h2>Description</h2><p>
<code class="command">DROP INDEX</code> drops an existing index from the database
system. To execute this command you must be the owner of
the index.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.116.6"><h2>Parameters</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">CONCURRENTLY</code></span></dt><dd><p>
Drop the index without locking out concurrent selects, inserts, updates,
and deletes on the index's table. A normal <code class="command">DROP INDEX</code>
acquires exclusive lock on the table, blocking other accesses until the
index drop can be completed. With this option, the command instead
waits until conflicting transactions have completed.
</p><p>
There are several caveats to be aware of when using this option.
Only one index name can be specified, and the <code class="literal">CASCADE</code> option
is not supported. (Thus, an index that supports a <code class="literal">UNIQUE</code> or
<code class="literal">PRIMARY KEY</code> constraint cannot be dropped this way.)
Also, regular <code class="command">DROP INDEX</code> commands can be
performed within a transaction block, but
<code class="command">DROP INDEX CONCURRENTLY</code> cannot.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">IF EXISTS</code></span></dt><dd><p>
Do not throw an error if the index does not exist. A notice is issued
in this case.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an index to remove.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">CASCADE</code></span></dt><dd><p>
Automatically drop objects that depend on the index,
and in turn all objects that depend on those objects
(see <a class="xref" href="ddl-depend.html" title="5.13. Dependency Tracking">Section 5.13</a>).
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">RESTRICT</code></span></dt><dd><p>
Refuse to drop the index if any objects depend on it. This is
the default.
</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.116.7"><h2>Examples</h2><p>
This command will remove the index <code class="literal">title_idx</code>:
</p><pre class="programlisting">
DROP INDEX title_idx;
</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.116.8"><h2>Compatibility</h2><p>
<code class="command">DROP INDEX</code> is a
<span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> language extension. There
are no provisions for indexes in the SQL standard.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.116.9"><h2>See Also</h2><span class="simplelist"><a class="xref" href="sql-createindex.html" title="CREATE INDEX"><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE INDEX</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-dropgroup.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-droplanguage.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">DROP GROUP </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> DROP LANGUAGE</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
