shsql: drop

SQL database system
| Manual page for DROP(TDH)

## DROP

The DROP command can be used to remove database tables, temp tables, or indexes.`` This can also easily be done using unix commands.``

## DROP TABLE

Remove one or more database tables. Actually the tables are moved to your tmp file directory as a safety precaution.``

Usage: `drop table` tablename1, .. tablenameN

Example: `drop table people, institutions`

## DROP TEMPTABLE

Remove one or more temporary tables associated with the current process.`` An asterisk (*) may be used to remove ALL temp tables associated with the current process.``

Usage: `drop temptable * |` temptablename1, .. temptablenameN

Example: `drop temptable $tmp1, $totals`

## DROP INDEX

Remove the index associated with one or more fields in a table.`` An asterisk (*) may be used to remove ALL indexes associated with a table.``

Usage: `drop index on` tablename`* |` fieldname1 .. fieldnameN

Example: `drop index on stats ( mean )`
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