Provided by: postgresql-client-9.3_9.3.24-0ubuntu0.14.04_amd64
NAME
ALTER_RULE - change the definition of a rule
SYNOPSIS
ALTER RULE name ON table_name RENAME TO new_name
DESCRIPTION
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.
PARAMETERS
name The name of an existing rule to alter. table_name The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the table or view that the rule applies to. new_name The new name for the rule.
EXAMPLES
To rename an existing rule: ALTER RULE notify_all ON emp RENAME TO notify_me;
COMPATIBILITY
ALTER RULE is a PostgreSQL language extension, as is the entire query rewrite system.
SEE ALSO
CREATE RULE (CREATE_RULE(7)), DROP RULE (DROP_RULE(7))