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CANCEL BACKUP

Cancels an ongoing BACKUP task in a specified database.

Syntax

CANCEL BACKUP { FROM <db_name> | FOR EXTERNAL CATALOG }

Parameters

ParameterDescription
db_nameName of the database that the BACKUP task belongs to.
FOR EXTERNAL CATALOGCancels the ongoing BACKUP task for the external catalog metadata.

Examples

Example 1: Cancels the BACKUP task under the database example_db.

CANCEL BACKUP FROM example_db;