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Create a BigQuery table partitioned by day using a schema file

command

bq mk --table --time_partitioning_type=DAY DATASET.PARTITIONED_TABLE SCHEMA.json

also accepted

bq mk --table --time_partitioning_typebq mk --time_partitioning_type=DAY

Command breakdown

Part of the BigQuery CLI (bq) — BigQuery category.

bqmk--table--time_partitioning_type=DAYDATASET.PARTITIONED_TABLESCHEMA.json

Flag	Purpose
`--table`	Boolean flag
`--time_partitioning_type`	Set to: DAY

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