ALTER RULE
ALTER RULE — change the definition of a rule
Synopsis
ALTER RULEnameONtable_nameRENAME TOnew_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
nameThe name of an existing rule to alter.
table_nameThe name (optionally schema-qualified) of the table or view that the rule applies to.
new_nameThe 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 Postgres Pro language extension, as is the entire query rewrite system.