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.\" This is -*-nroff-*-
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.\" XXX standard disclaimer belongs here....
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.\" $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/man/Attic/drop_type.l,v 1.1.1.1 1996/08/18 22:14:24 scrappy Exp $
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.TH "DROP TYPE" SQL 11/05/95 Postgres95 Postgres95
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.SH NAME
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drop type \(em remove a user-defined type from the system catalogs
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.nf
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\fBdrop type\fR typename
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.fi
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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This command removes a user type from the system catalogs. Only the
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owner of a type can remove it.
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.PP
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It is the user's responsibility to remove any operators, functions,
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aggregates, access methods, subtypes, classes, etc. that use a
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deleted type.
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.SH EXAMPLE
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.nf
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--
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--remove the box type
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--
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drop type box
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.fi
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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introduction(l),
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create type(l),
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drop operator(l).
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.SH "BUGS"
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If a built-in type is removed, the behavior of the backend is unpredictable.
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