DROP TABLESPACE v12
Name
DROP TABLESPACE -- remove a tablespace.
Synopsis
DROP TABLESPACE <tablespacename>
Description
DROP TABLESPACE removes a tablespace from the system.
A tablespace can only be dropped by its owner or a superuser. The tablespace must be empty of all database objects before it can be dropped. It is possible that objects in other databases may still reside in the tablespace even if no objects in the current database are using the tablespace.
Parameters
tablespacename
The name of a tablespace.
Examples
To remove tablespace employee_space from the system:
DROP TABLESPACE employee_space;
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