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- DROP TABLESPACE [ IF EXISTS ] <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em>
- </pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.135.5"><h2>Description</h2><p>
- <code class="command">DROP TABLESPACE</code> removes a tablespace from the system.
- </p><p>
- A tablespace can only be dropped by its owner or a superuser.
- The tablespace must be empty of all database objects before it can be
- dropped. It is possible that objects in other databases might still reside
- in the tablespace even if no objects in the current database are using
- the tablespace. Also, if the tablespace is listed in the <a class="xref" href="runtime-config-client.html#GUC-TEMP-TABLESPACES">temp_tablespaces</a> setting of any active session, the
- <code class="command">DROP</code> might fail due to temporary files residing in the
- tablespace.
- </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.135.6"><h2>Parameters</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">IF EXISTS</code></span></dt><dd><p>
- Do not throw an error if the tablespace 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 of a tablespace.
- </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.135.7"><h2>Notes</h2><p>
- <code class="command">DROP TABLESPACE</code> cannot be executed inside a transaction block.
- </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.135.8"><h2>Examples</h2><p>
- To remove tablespace <code class="literal">mystuff</code> from the system:
- </p><pre class="programlisting">
- DROP TABLESPACE mystuff;
- </pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.135.9"><h2>Compatibility</h2><p>
- <code class="command">DROP TABLESPACE</code> is a <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>
- extension.
- </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.135.10"><h2>See Also</h2><span class="simplelist"><a class="xref" href="sql-createtablespace.html" title="CREATE TABLESPACE"><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE TABLESPACE</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-altertablespace.html" title="ALTER TABLESPACE"><span class="refentrytitle">ALTER TABLESPACE</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-droptable.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-droptsconfig.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">DROP TABLE </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> DROP TEXT SEARCH CONFIGURATION</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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