rdblue commented on code in PR #6379: URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/6379#discussion_r1051685991
########## docs/hive.md: ########## @@ -509,7 +534,15 @@ SELECT * FROM table_a FOR SYSTEM_TIME AS OF '2021-08-09 10:35:57'; SELECT * FROM table_a FOR SYSTEM_VERSION AS OF 1234567; ``` -## Type compatibility +You can expire snapshots of an Iceberg table using an ALTER TABLE query from Hive. You should periodically expire snapshots to delete data files that is no longer needed, and reduce the size of table metadata. Review Comment: I think this needs a section heading. -- 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