><H1
CLASS="SECT1"
><A
NAME="CATALOG-PG-DEPEND"
>47.19. <TT
CLASS="STRUCTNAME"
>pg_depend</TT
></A
></H1
><P
>   The catalog <TT
CLASS="STRUCTNAME"
>pg_depend</TT
> records the dependency
   relationships between database objects.  This information allows
   <TT
CLASS="COMMAND"
>DROP</TT
> commands to find which other objects must be dropped
   by <TT
CLASS="COMMAND"
>DROP CASCADE</TT
> or prevent dropping in the <TT
CLASS="COMMAND"
>DROP
   RESTRICT</TT
> case.
  </P
><P
>   See also <A
HREF="catalog-pg-sh