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   6 <refentry id="SQL-DROPGROUP">
   7  <refmeta>
   8   <refentrytitle id="SQL-DROPGROUP-TITLE">DROP GROUP</refentrytitle>
   9   <refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
  10  </refmeta>
  11
  12  <refnamediv>
  13   <refname>DROP GROUP</refname>
  14   <refpurpose>remove a user group</refpurpose>
  15  </refnamediv>
  16
  17  <indexterm zone="sql-dropgroup">
  18   <primary>DROP GROUP</primary>
  19  </indexterm>
  20
  21  <refsynopsisdiv>
  22 <synopsis>
  23 DROP GROUP <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable>
  24 </synopsis>
  25  </refsynopsisdiv>
  26
  27  <refsect1>
  28   <title>Description</title>
  29
  30   <para>
  31    <command>DROP GROUP</command> removes the specified group.  The
  32    users in the group are not deleted.
  33   </para>
  34  </refsect1>
  35
  36  <refsect1>
  37   <title>Parameters</title>
  38
  39   <variablelist>
  40    <varlistentry>
  41     <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable></term>
  42     <listitem>
  43      <para>
  44       The name of an existing group.
  45      </para>
  46     </listitem>
  47    </varlistentry>
  48   </variablelist>
  49  </refsect1>
  50
  51  <refsect1>
  52   <title>Examples</title>
  53
  54   <para>
  55    To drop a group:
  56 <programlisting>
  57 DROP GROUP staff;
  58 </programlisting>
  59   </para>
  60  </refsect1>
  61
  62  <refsect1>
  63   <title>Compatibility</title>
  64
  65   <para>
  66    There is no <command>DROP GROUP</command> statement in the SQL standard.
  67   </para>
  68  </refsect1>
  69
  70  <refsect1>
  71   <title>See Also</title>
  72
  73   <simplelist type="inline">
  74    <member><xref linkend="sql-altergroup" endterm="sql-altergroup-title"></member>
  75    <member><xref linkend="sql-creategroup" endterm="sql-creategroup-title"></member>
  76   </simplelist>
  77  </refsect1>
  78
  79 </refentry>
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