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A partition is a condition for tabular data which is used for creating a separate table or view. SHOW PARTITIONS lists all the existing partitions for a given base table.…

You often want to list all the tables in a database or list all the columns in a table. Obviously, every database has its own syntax to list the tables…

We will describes how to create and manage a view in HCatalog. Database views are created using the CREATE VIEW statement. Views can be created from a single table, multiple tables, or another view.…

In this we will explains how to alter the attributes of a table such as changing its table name, changing column names, adding columns, and deleting or replacing columns. Alter…

In this we will explains how to create a table and how to insert data into it. The conventions of creating a table in HCatalog is quite similar to creating…

HCatalog Command Line Interface (CLI) can be invoked from the command $HIVE_HOME/HCatalog/bin/hcat where $HIVE_HOME is the home directory of Hive. hcat is a command used to initialize the HCatalog server. Use the following command…

All Hadoop sub-projects such as Hive, Pig, and HBase support Linux operating system. Therefore, you need to install a Linux flavor on your system. HCatalog is merged with Hive Installation…