hive

CLI tool for Apache Hive. More information: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/Hive/LanguageManual+Cli.

• Start a Hive interactive shell:

hive

• Run HiveQL:

hive -e "{{hiveql_query}}"

• Run a HiveQL file with a variable substitution:

hive {{[-d|--define]}} {{key}}={{value}} -f {{path/to/file.sql}}

• Run a HiveQL with HiveConfig (e.g. mapred.reduce.tasks=32):

hive --hiveconf {{conf_name}}={{conf_value}}