Is create-symlink for Athena a metadata-only operation? It only registers metadata into the Glue catalog?

Hey @Sid Senthilnathan, Thats correct. It currently registers data only into the glue catalog. Do you need to create symlinks for a different purpose?

No that what we would need. I just wanted to confirm it wasn't copying over data. "Creates partitioned directories with symlink files in the underlying S3 bucket." sounds like it is not just a metadata operation, its actually moving around data in the underlying S3 bucket

It doesn’t move data, it creates symlink files. The symlink file contains a list of object locations. That way Athena knows which object should’ve been under each path

👍 perfect