5 files changed, 121 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/allfiles.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/allfiles.sgml
index b3fc57d942f..c61c62f2286 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/allfiles.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/allfiles.sgml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Complete list of usable sgml source files in this directory.
 <!ENTITY alterOperatorClass SYSTEM "alter_opclass.sgml">
 <!ENTITY alterOperatorFamily SYSTEM "alter_opfamily.sgml">
 <!ENTITY alterRole          SYSTEM "alter_role.sgml">
+<!ENTITY alterRule          SYSTEM "alter_rule.sgml">
 <!ENTITY alterSchema        SYSTEM "alter_schema.sgml">
 <!ENTITY alterServer        SYSTEM "alter_server.sgml">
 <!ENTITY alterSequence      SYSTEM "alter_sequence.sgml">
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_rule.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_rule.sgml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0a186605a02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_rule.sgml
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+<!--
+doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_rule.sgml
+PostgreSQL documentation
+-->
+
+<refentry id="SQL-ALTERRULE">
+ <refmeta>
+  <refentrytitle>ALTER RULE</refentrytitle>
+  <manvolnum>7</manvolnum>
+  <refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+  <refname>ALTER RULE</refname>
+  <refpurpose>change the definition of a rule</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <indexterm zone="sql-alterrule">
+  <primary>ALTER RULE</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+<synopsis>
+ALTER RULE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> ON <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table_name</replaceable> RENAME TO <replaceable class="PARAMETER">new_name</replaceable>
+</synopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+  <title>Description</title>
+
+  <para>
+   <command>ALTER RULE</command> changes properties of an existing
+   rule.  Currently, the only available action is to change the rule's name.
+  </para>
+
+  <para>
+   To use <command>ALTER RULE</command>, you must own the table or view that
+   the rule applies to.
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+  <title>Parameters</title>
+
+  <variablelist>
+   <varlistentry>
+    <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable></term>
+    <listitem>
+     <para>
+      The name of an existing rule to alter.
+     </para>
+    </listitem>
+   </varlistentry>
+
+   <varlistentry>
+    <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">table_name</replaceable></term>
+    <listitem>
+     <para>
+      The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the table or view that the
+      rule applies to.
+     </para>
+    </listitem>
+   </varlistentry>
+
+   <varlistentry>
+    <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">new_name</replaceable></term>
+    <listitem>
+     <para>
+      The new name for the rule.
+     </para>
+    </listitem>
+   </varlistentry>
+  </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+  <title>Examples</title>
+
+  <para>
+   To rename an existing rule:
+<programlisting>
+ALTER RULE notify_all ON emp RENAME TO notify_me;
+</programlisting></para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+  <title>Compatibility</title>
+
+  <para>
+   <command>ALTER RULE</command> is a
+   <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> language extension, as is the
+   entire query rewrite system.
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+  <title>See Also</title>
+
+  <simplelist type="inline">
+   <member><xref linkend="sql-createrule"></member>
+   <member><xref linkend="sql-droprule"></member>
+  </simplelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+</refentry>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_rule.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_rule.sgml
index 381ea3ed6b4..ab2f1ba55c7 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_rule.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_rule.sgml
@@ -284,4 +284,14 @@ UPDATE mytable SET name = 'foo' WHERE id = 42;
    entire query rewrite system.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+  <title>See Also</title>
+
+  <simplelist type="inline">
+   <member><xref linkend="sql-alterrule"></member>
+   <member><xref linkend="sql-droprule"></member>
+  </simplelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
 </refentry>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_rule.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_rule.sgml
index ca52347209b..c845872566c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_rule.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_rule.sgml
@@ -103,7 +103,9 @@ DROP RULE newrule ON mytable;
   <title>Compatibility</title>
 
   <para>
-   There is no <command>DROP RULE</command> statement in the SQL standard.
+   <command>DROP RULE</command> is a
+   <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> language extension, as is the
+   entire query rewrite system.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
@@ -112,6 +114,7 @@ DROP RULE newrule ON mytable;
 
   <simplelist type="inline">
    <member><xref linkend="sql-createrule"></member>
+   <member><xref linkend="sql-alterrule"></member>
   </simplelist>
  </refsect1>
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/reference.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/reference.sgml
index fe90227b4f3..5b0c7745e39 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/reference.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/reference.sgml
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
    &alterOperatorClass;
    &alterOperatorFamily;
    &alterRole;
+   &alterRule;
    &alterSchema;
    &alterSequence;
    &alterServer;