DROP INDEX

Name

DROP INDEX — Removes an index from a database.
   DROP INDEX index_name
  

Inputs

index_name

The name of the index to remove.

Outputs

DROP

The message returned if the index is successfully dropped.

ERROR: index "index_name" nonexistent

This message occurs if it is impossible to drop the index because it does not exist.

Description

DROP INDEX drops an existing index from the database system. To execute this command you must be the owner of the index.

Notes

DROP INDEX is a PostgreSQL language extension.

Refer to the CREATE INDEX statement for inforamtion on how to create indexes.

Usage

This command will remove the title_idx index:

   DROP INDEX title_idx;
  

Compatibility

SQL92

There is no DROP INDEX statement on SQL92.