DROP TABLESPACE(7)                                        SQL Commands                                        DROP TABLESPACE(7)



NAME
       DROP TABLESPACE - remove a tablespace


SYNOPSIS
       DROP TABLESPACE [ IF EXISTS ] tablespacename


DESCRIPTION
       DROP TABLESPACE removes a tablespace from the system.

       A  tablespace  can  only  be  dropped  by its owner or a superuser.  The tablespace must be empty of all database objects
       before it can be dropped. It is possible that objects in other databases might still reside in the tablespace even if  no
       objects  in the current database are using the tablespace. Also, if the tablespace is listed in the temp_tablespaces set-
       ting of any active session, the DROP might fail due to temporary files residing in the tablespace.

PARAMETERS
       IF EXISTS
              Do not throw an error if the tablespace does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.

       tablespacename
              The name of a tablespace.

NOTES
       DROP TABLESPACE cannot be executed inside a transaction block.

EXAMPLES
       To remove tablespace mystuff from the system:

       DROP TABLESPACE mystuff;


COMPATIBILITY
       DROP TABLESPACE is a PostgreSQL extension.

SEE ALSO
       CREATE TABLESPACE [create_tablespace(7)], ALTER TABLESPACE [alter_tablespace(7)]



SQL - Language Statements                                  2011-09-22                                         DROP TABLESPACE(7)