DROP TABLE#

Synopsis#

DROP TABLE  [ IF EXISTS ] table_name

Description#

Drops an existing table.

The optional IF EXISTS clause causes the error to be suppressed if the table does not exist. The error is not suppressed if a Trino view with the same name exists.

Examples#

Drop the table orders_by_date:

DROP TABLE orders_by_date

Drop the table orders_by_date if it exists:

DROP TABLE IF EXISTS orders_by_date

See also#

ALTER TABLE, CREATE TABLE