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DROP
NAME
  DROP TABLE - remove a table

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

DESCRIPTION
  DROP TABLE removes tables from the database.	Only its owner may destroy a
  table. To empty a table of rows, without destroying the table, use DELETE.

  DROP TABLE always removes any indexes, rules, triggers, and constraints
  that exist for the target table.  However, to drop a table that is
  referenced by a foreign-key constraint of another table, CASCADE must be
  specified. (CASCADE will remove the foreign-key constraint, not the other
  table entirely.)

PARAMETERS
  name The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the table to drop.

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

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

EXAMPLES
  To destroy two tables, films and distributors:

  DROP TABLE films, distributors;

COMPATIBILITY
  This command conforms to the SQL standard.

SEE ALSO
  ALTER TABLE [alter_table(5)], CREATE TABLE [create_table(l)]

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