DROP PUBLICATION

DROP PUBLICATION

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SQL - Language Statements

DROP PUBLICATION

remove a publication

DROP PUBLICATION \[ IF EXISTS \]

name

\[, \...\] \[ CASCADE \| RESTRICT \]

Description
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`DROP PUBLICATION` removes an existing publication from the database.

A publication can only be dropped by its owner or a superuser.

Parameters
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`IF EXISTS`

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

name

:   The name of an existing publication.

`CASCADE`; `RESTRICT`

:   These key words do not have any effect, since there are no
    dependencies on publications.

Examples
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Drop a publication:

    DROP PUBLICATION mypublication;

Compatibility
=============

`DROP PUBLICATION` is a PostgreSQL extension.

See Also
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