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DROP
NAME
  DROP VIEW - remove a view

SYNOPSIS
  DROP VIEW name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]

  INPUTS

  name The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing view.

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

  RESTRICT
       Refuse to drop the view if there are any dependent objects.  This is
       the default.

  OUTPUTS

  DROP VIEW
       The message returned if the command is successful.

  ERROR: view name does not exist
       This message occurs if the specified view does not exist in the
       database.

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

  NOTES

  Refer to CREATE VIEW [create_view(5)] for information on how to create
  views.

USAGE
  This command will remove the view called kinds:

  DROP VIEW kinds;

COMPATIBILITY
  SQL92

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