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ALTER CLUSTER KEY

Changes the cluster key for a table.

See also: DROP CLUSTER KEY

Syntax​

ALTER TABLE [IF EXISTS] <name> CLUSTER BY ( <expr1> [ , <expr2> ... ] )

Examples​

-- Create table
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS playground(a int, b int);

-- Add cluster key by columns
ALTER TABLE playground CLUSTER BY(b,a);

INSERT INTO playground VALUES(0,3),(1,1);
INSERT INTO playground VALUES(1,3),(2,1);
INSERT INTO playground VALUES(4,4);

SELECT * FROM playground ORDER BY b,a;
SELECT * FROM clustering_information('db1','playground');

-- Delete cluster key
ALTER TABLE playground DROP CLUSTER KEY;

-- Add cluster key by expressions
ALTER TABLE playground CLUSTER BY(rand()+a);