dramaticlly commented on code in PR #12115: URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/12115#discussion_r1949600678
########## docs/docs/spark-procedures.md: ########## @@ -972,4 +972,100 @@ CALL catalog_name.system.compute_table_stats(table => 'my_table', snapshot_id => Collect statistics of the snapshot with id `snap1` of table `my_table` for columns `col1` and `col2` ```sql CALL catalog_name.system.compute_table_stats(table => 'my_table', snapshot_id => 'snap1', columns => array('col1', 'col2')); -``` \ No newline at end of file +``` + +## Table Replication + +The `rewrite-table-path` procedure prepares an Iceberg table for moving or copying to another location. + +### `rewrite-table-path` + +Stages a copy of the Iceberg table's metadata files where every absolute path source prefix is replaced by the specified target prefix. +This can be the starting point to fully or incrementally copy an Iceberg table located under an absolute path under a +source prefix to another under the target prefix. + +!!! info + This procedure only prepares metadata or/and data files for an existing Iceberg table for copying or moving to a new location. Review Comment: Not exactly, to fully replicate the table from one existing location to another, all files referenced by given iceberg table need to move, which include all of metadata and data files. The rewrite table path only rewrite the necessary files which have the path reference -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: issues-unsubscr...@iceberg.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: issues-unsubscr...@iceberg.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: issues-h...@iceberg.apache.org