alter_rule(7) - BetterMan

alter_rule(7)

change the definition of a rule

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Synopsis

ALTER RULE 
name
 ON 
table_name
 RENAME TO 
new_name

—

NAME

ALTER_RULE - change the definition of a rule

bash

ALTER RULE \nname\n ON \ntable_name\n RENAME TO \nnew_name

ALTER RULE changes properties of an existing rule. Currently, the only available action is to change the rule's name.

To use ALTER RULE, you must own the table or view that the rule applies to.

name

table_name

new_name

To rename an existing rule:

bash

ALTER RULE notify_all ON emp RENAME TO notify_me;

ALTER RULE is a PostgreSQL language extension, as is the entire query rewrite system.