DROP INDEX - Removes existing indexes from a database
SYNOPSIS
DROP INDEX index_name [, ...]
INPUTS
index_name
The name of an index to remove.
OUTPUTS
DROP The message returned if the command completes suc
cessfully.
ERROR: index "index_name" does not exist
This message occurs if index_name is not an index
in the database.
DESCRIPTION
DROP INDEX drops an existing index from the database sys
tem. To execute this command you must be the owner of the
index.
NOTES
DROP INDEX is a Postgres language extension.
Refer to CREATE INDEX [create_index(l)] for information on
how to create indexes.
USAGE
This command will remove the title_idx index:
DROP INDEX title_idx;
COMPATIBILITY
SQL92
SQL92 defines commands by which to access a generic rela
tional 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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