Chapter 4. Hive Data Definition Language
In this chapter, you will learn:
- Creating a database schema
- Dropping a database schema
- Altering a database schema
- Using a database schema
- Showing database schemas
- Describing a database schema
- Creating tables
- Dropping tables
- Truncating tables
- Renaming tables
- Altering table properties
- Creating views
- Dropping views
- Altering the view properties
- Altering the view as select
- Showing tables
- Showing partitions
- Show the table properties
- Showing create table
- HCatalog
- WebHCat
Introduction
For your overall understanding of the Hive language, it is necessary to learn about the Data Definition Language (DDL) commands for the creation of a database, table, view, and so on. This chapter provides you with a detailed description of all the DDLs ...
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