rdblue commented on code in PR #15630:
URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/15630#discussion_r3157837437


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format/spec.md:
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@@ -123,9 +128,22 @@ Tables do not require random-access writes. Once written, 
data and metadata file
 
 Tables do not require rename, except for tables that use atomic rename to 
implement the commit operation for new metadata files.
 
+### File Locations in Metadata
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+Version 4 of the Iceberg spec adds support for relative locations in metadata, 
enabling tables to be relocated without rewriting metadata files. Key changes 
include:

Review Comment:
   Minor: Since this covers what v4 does, it would be nice to also say that in 
v3 all paths were fully-qualified.



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