PostgreSQL 8.3.3 Documentation
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# DROP VIEW

## Name

DROP VIEW -- remove a view

## Synopsis

    DROP VIEW [ IF EXISTS ] name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]

## Description

`DROP VIEW` drops an existing view. To execute this command you must be the owner of the view.

## Parameters

`IF EXISTS`

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

`name`

  The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the view to remove.

`CASCADE`

  Automatically drop objects that depend on the view (such as other views).

`RESTRICT`

  Refuse to drop the view if any objects depend on it. This is the default.

## Examples

This command will remove the view called `kinds`:

    DROP VIEW kinds;

## Compatibility

This command conforms to the SQL standard, except that the standard only allows one view to be dropped per command, and apart from the `IF EXISTS` option, which is a PostgreSQL extension.

## See Also

ALTER VIEW, CREATE VIEW

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