postgresql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_schema.sgml
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<refentry id="SQL-ALTERSCHEMA">
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle id="SQL-ALTERSCHEMA-title">ALTER SCHEMA</refentrytitle>
<refmiscinfo>SQL - Schema Statements</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>ALTER SCHEMA</refname>
<refpurpose>change the definition of a schema</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<synopsis>
ALTER SCHEMA <replaceable>name</replaceable> RENAME TO <replaceable>newname</replaceable>
</synopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<para>
<command>ALTER SCHEMA</command> changes the definition of a schema.
The only functionality is to rename the schema. To rename a schema
you must own the schema and have the privilege
<literal>CREATE</literal> for the database.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Parameter</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><replaceable>name</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Name of a schema
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><replaceable>newname</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The new name of the schema
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Diagnostics</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><computeroutput>ALTER SCHEMA</computeroutput></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Message returned if the alteration was successful.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Compatibility</title>
<para>
There is no <command>ALTER SCHEMA</command> statement in the SQL
standard.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>See Also</title>
<simplelist type="inline">
<member><xref linkend="sql-createschema" endterm="sql-createschema-title"></member>
<member><xref linkend="sql-dropschema" endterm="sql-dropschema-title"></member>
</simplelist>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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