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<refentry id="SQL-DROPSCHEMA">
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle id="SQL-DROPSCHEMA-TITLE">DROP SCHEMA</refentrytitle>
<refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>DROP SCHEMA</refname>
<refpurpose>remove a schema</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<synopsis>
DROP SCHEMA <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><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>Diagnostics</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><computeroutput>DROP SCHEMA</computeroutput></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Message returned if the schema was successfully dropped.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><computeroutput>ERROR: Schema "<replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>" does not exist</computeroutput></term>
<listitem>
<para>
This message is returned if the specified schema does not exist.
</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.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>See Also</title>
<simplelist type="inline">
<member><xref linkend="sql-createschema" endterm="sql-createschema-title"></member>
</simplelist>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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