# DROP_TEXT_SEARCH_PARSER - remove a text search parser - man(7) - [phpMan]

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## NAME
       DROP_TEXT_SEARCH_PARSER - remove a text search parser

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

## DESCRIPTION
       **DROP TEXT SEARCH PARSER **drops an existing text search parser. You must be a superuser to use
       this command.

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

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

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

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

## EXAMPLES
       Remove the text search parser my_parser:

           DROP TEXT SEARCH PARSER my_parser;

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

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

## SEE ALSO
       ALTER TEXT SEARCH PARSER ([**ALTER_TEXT_SEARCH_PARSER**(7)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ALTERTEXTSEARCHPARSER/7/markdown)), CREATE TEXT SEARCH PARSER
       ([**CREATE_TEXT_SEARCH_PARSER**(7)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/CREATETEXTSEARCHPARSER/7/markdown))

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