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Version: 1.0.16

DROP SEQUENCE

DROP SEQUENCE — Remove a sequence

Synopsis

DROP SEQUENCE [ IF EXISTS ] name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]

Description

DROP SEQUENCE removes sequence generators. A sequence can only be dropped by its owner or a superuser.

Parameters

IF EXISTS

Do not throw an error if the sequence does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.

name

The name of a sequence (optionally schema-qualified).

CASCADE

Automatically drop objects that depend on the sequence, and in turn all objects that depend on those objects.

RESTRICT

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

Examples

# To remove the sequence serial:

DROP SEQUENCE serial;

See Also

CREATE SEQUENCE, ALTER SEQUENCE