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new 4325b839e [doc] Document dynamic options in Creating External Tables
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commit 4325b839e95578a2b6d08bc069a7f9d8cb6d5714
Author: Jingsong <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Wed Jul 12 19:44:39 2023 +0800
[doc] Document dynamic options in Creating External Tables
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## Creating External Tables
+{{< hint info >}}
+If the table already exists, options will not be updated into the table's
metadata, just as dynamic options.
+{{< /hint >}}
+
External tables are recorded but not managed by catalogs. If an external table
is dropped, its table files will not be deleted.
Paimon external tables can be used in any catalog. If you do not want to
create a Paimon catalog and just want to read / write a table, you can consider
external tables.
