45.63. pg_rules

Note: The following description applies both to Postgres-XC and PostgreSQL if not described explicitly.

The view pg_rules provides access to useful information about query rewrite rules.

Table 45-64. pg_rules Columns

NameTypeReferencesDescription
schemanamenamepg_namespace.nspnameName of schema containing table
tablenamenamepg_class.relnameName of table the rule is for
rulenamenamepg_rewrite.rulenameName of rule
definitiontext Rule definition (a reconstructed creation command)

The pg_rules view excludes the ON SELECT rules of views; those can be seen in pg_views.