Drop Table

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DROP TABLE [IF EXISTS] [db_name.]table_name

Drop a table and delete the directory associated with the table from the file system if this is not an EXTERNAL table. If the table to drop does not exist, an exception is thrown.

IF EXISTS

If the table does not exist, nothing happens.