Github user zentol commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/flink/pull/5928#discussion_r185568867
--- Diff: docs/ops/state/checkpoints.md ---
@@ -60,25 +60,29 @@ The `ExternalizedCheckpointCleanup` mode configures
what happens with externaliz
Similarly to [savepoints](savepoints.html), an externalized checkpoint
consists
of a meta data file and, depending on the state back-end, some additional
data
-files. The **target directory** for the externalized checkpoint's meta
data is
-determined from the configuration key `state.checkpoints.dir` which,
currently,
-can only be set via the configuration files.
+files. The externalized checkpoint's meta data is stored in the same
directory
+as data files. So the **target directory** can be set via configuration
key
+`state.checkpoints.dir` in the configuration files, and also can be
specified
+for per job in the code.
+- Configure globally via configuration files
```
state.checkpoints.dir: hdfs:///checkpoints/
```
+- Configure for per job via code
+```java
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please use `{% highlight java %}` syntax instead
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