ALTER_TEXT_SEARCH_PARSER(7pg14)

✨ NAME ✨

Okay so this is the ALTER_TEXT_SEARCH_PARSER(7pg14) page from the PostgreSQL 14.24 docs, bestie 💖 and it’s literally all about ALTER_TEXT_SEARCH_PARSER — aka the command that changes the definition of a text search parser. Slay.

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

ALTER TEXT SEARCH PARSER name RENAME TO new_name
ALTER TEXT SEARCH PARSER name SET SCHEMA new_schema

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

ALTER TEXT SEARCH PARSER changes the definition of a text search parser. Periodt.

Right now, the only supported functionality is to change the parser’s name. That’s the whole vibe check, no cap.

🚨 Bestie, listen: you must be a superuser to use ALTER TEXT SEARCH PARSER. Like, this is not a regular-user moment. 💅

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🎀 PARAMETERS 🎀

• name — the name of an existing text search parser, optionally schema-qualified. So yes, you can give it that schema-qualified glow-up if you need to ✨
• new_name — the new name of the text search parser. Rename era 👑
• new_schema — the new schema for the text search parser. Schema relocation realness 🌈

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💀 COMPATIBILITY 💀

There is no ALTER TEXT SEARCH PARSER statement in the SQL standard. Not a thing. Zero. Nada. 🙈

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🫶 SEE ALSO 🫶

• CREATE TEXT SEARCH PARSER (CREATE_TEXT_SEARCH_PARSER(7))
• DROP TEXT SEARCH PARSER (DROP_TEXT_SEARCH_PARSER(7))

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Made with 💖 from the PostgreSQL 14.24 documentation, dated 2026. Bye bestie, go rename responsibly 🎀✨