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<!--
doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_schema.sgml
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
<refentry id="SQL-DROPSCHEMA">
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>DROP SCHEMA</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>7</manvolnum>
<refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>DROP SCHEMA</refname>
<refpurpose>remove a schema</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<indexterm zone="sql-dropschema">
<primary>DROP SCHEMA</primary>
</indexterm>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<synopsis>
DROP SCHEMA [ IF EXISTS ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
</synopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<para>
<command>DROP SCHEMA</command> removes schemas from the database.
</para>
<para>
A schema can only be dropped by its owner or a superuser. Note that
the owner can drop the schema (and thereby all contained objects)
even if he does not own some of the objects within the schema.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Parameters</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><literal>IF EXISTS</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Do not throw an error if the schema does not exist. A notice is issued
in this case.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The name of a schema.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><literal>CASCADE</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Automatically drop objects (tables, functions, etc.) that are
contained in the schema.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><literal>RESTRICT</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Refuse to drop the schema if it contains any objects. This is
the default.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Examples</title>
<para>
To remove schema <literal>mystuff</literal> from the database,
along with everything it contains:
<programlisting>
DROP SCHEMA mystuff CASCADE;
</programlisting></para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Compatibility</title>
<para>
<command>DROP SCHEMA</command> is fully conforming with the SQL
standard, except that the standard only allows one schema to be
dropped per command, and apart from the
<literal>IF EXISTS</> option, which is a <productname>PostgreSQL</>
extension.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>See Also</title>
<simplelist type="inline">
<member><xref linkend="sql-alterschema"></member>
<member><xref linkend="sql-createschema"></member>
</simplelist>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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