Deleting a CarbonData Table

Scenario

You can run the DROP TABLE command to delete a table. After a CarbonData table is deleted, its metadata and loaded data are deleted together.

Procedure

Run the following command to delete a CarbonData table:

Run the following command:

DROP TABLE [IF EXISTS] [db_name.]table_name;

Once this command is executed, the table is deleted from the system. In the command, db_name is an optional parameter. If db_name is not specified, the table named table_name in the current database is deleted.

Example:

DROP TABLE productdb.productSalesTable;

Run the preceding command to delete the productSalesTable table from the productdb database.

Operation Result

Deletes the table specified in the command from the system. After the table is deleted, you can run the SHOW TABLES command to check whether the table is successfully deleted. For details, see SHOW TABLES.