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<refentry id="SQL-ALTERTSPARSER">
 <refmeta>
  <refentrytitle>ALTER TEXT SEARCH PARSER</refentrytitle>
  <manvolnum>7</manvolnum>
  <refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
 </refmeta>

 <refnamediv>
  <refname>ALTER TEXT SEARCH PARSER</refname>
  <refpurpose>change the definition of a text search parser</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>

 <indexterm zone="sql-altertsparser">
  <primary>ALTER TEXT SEARCH PARSER</primary>
 </indexterm>

 <refsynopsisdiv>
<synopsis>
ALTER TEXT SEARCH PARSER <replaceable>name</replaceable> RENAME TO <replaceable>new_name</replaceable>
ALTER TEXT SEARCH PARSER <replaceable>name</replaceable> SET SCHEMA <replaceable>new_schema</replaceable>
</synopsis>
 </refsynopsisdiv>

 <refsect1>
  <title>Description</title>

  <para>
   <command>ALTER TEXT SEARCH PARSER</command> changes the definition of
   a text search parser.  Currently, the only supported functionality
   is to change the parser's name.
  </para>

  <para>
   You must be a superuser to use <command>ALTER TEXT SEARCH PARSER</>.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1>
  <title>Parameters</title>

  <variablelist>
   <varlistentry>
    <term><replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable></term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing text search parser.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>

   <varlistentry>
    <term><replaceable class="parameter">new_name</replaceable></term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      The new name of the text search parser.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>

   <varlistentry>
    <term><replaceable class="parameter">new_schema</replaceable></term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      The new schema for the text search parser.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
 </variablelist>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1>
  <title>Compatibility</title>

  <para>
   There is no <command>ALTER TEXT SEARCH PARSER</command> statement in
   the SQL standard.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1>
  <title>See Also</title>

  <simplelist type="inline">
   <member><xref linkend="sql-createtsparser"></member>
   <member><xref linkend="sql-droptsparser"></member>
  </simplelist>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>
