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Version: 2.5

CREATE TABLE LIKE

Description​

Creates an identical empty table based on the definition of another table. The definition includes column definition, partitions, and table properties.

Syntax​

CREATE [EXTERNAL] TABLE [IF NOT EXISTS] [database.]table_name LIKE [database.]table_name

NOTE

  1. You must have the SELECT privilege on the original table.
  2. You can copy an external table such as MySQL.

Example​

  1. Under the test1 Database, create an empty table with the same table structure as table1, named table2.

    CREATE TABLE test1.table2 LIKE test1.table1

  2. Under the test2 Database, create an empty table with the same table structure as test1.table1, named table2.

    CREATE TABLE test2.table2 LIKE test1.table1

  3. Under the test1 Database, create an empty table with the same table structure as MySQL external table, named table2.

    CREATE TABLE test1.table2 LIKE test1.table1