.. _drop-table:

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``DROP TABLE``
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Remove a table.

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Synopsis
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.. code-block:: sql

    DROP [BLOB] TABLE [IF EXISTS] table_ident

Description
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DROP TABLE removes tables from the cluster.

Use the ``BLOB`` keyword in order to remove a blob table (see
:ref:`blob_support`).

If the ``IF EXISTS`` clause is provided, the statement does not fail, if the
referenced table does not exists.

Parameters
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:table_ident:
  The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the table to be removed.
