# DROP_TEXT_SEARCH_DICTIONARY - remove a text search dictionary - man(7) - [phpMan]

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## NAME
       DROP_TEXT_SEARCH_DICTIONARY - remove a text search dictionary

## SYNOPSIS
       DROP TEXT SEARCH DICTIONARY [ IF EXISTS ] _name_ [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]

## DESCRIPTION
       **DROP TEXT SEARCH DICTIONARY **drops an existing text search dictionary. To execute this command
       you must be the owner of the dictionary.

## PARAMETERS
       IF EXISTS
           Do not throw an error if the text search dictionary does not exist. A notice is issued in
           this case.

       _name_
           The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing text search dictionary.

       CASCADE
           Automatically drop objects that depend on the text search dictionary, and in turn all
           objects that depend on those objects (see Section 5.14).

       RESTRICT
           Refuse to drop the text search dictionary if any objects depend on it. This is the
           default.

## EXAMPLES
       Remove the text search dictionary english:

           DROP TEXT SEARCH DICTIONARY english;

       This command will not succeed if there are any existing text search configurations that use
       the dictionary. Add CASCADE to drop such configurations along with the dictionary.

## COMPATIBILITY
       There is no **DROP TEXT SEARCH DICTIONARY **statement in the SQL standard.

## SEE ALSO
       ALTER TEXT SEARCH DICTIONARY ([**ALTER_TEXT_SEARCH_DICTIONARY**(7)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ALTERTEXTSEARCHDICTIONARY/7/markdown)), CREATE TEXT SEARCH DICTIONARY
       ([**CREATE_TEXT_SEARCH_DICTIONARY**(7)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/CREATETEXTSEARCHDICTIONARY/7/markdown))

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