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Apache Hive Essentials

You're reading from   Apache Hive Essentials Immerse yourself on a fantastic journey to discover the attributes of big data by using Hive

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2015
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781783558575
Length 208 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (12) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Overview of Big Data and Hive 2. Setting Up the Hive Environment FREE CHAPTER 3. Data Definition and Description 4. Data Selection and Scope 5. Data Manipulation 6. Data Aggregation and Sampling 7. Performance Considerations 8. Extensibility Considerations 9. Security Considerations 10. Working with Other Tools Index

Hive Data Definition Language

Hive Data Definition Language (DDL) is a subset of Hive SQL statements that describe the data structure in Hive by creating, deleting, or altering schema objects such as databases, tables, views, partitions, and buckets. Most Hive DDL statements start with the keywords CREATE, DROP, or ALTER. The syntax of Hive DDL is very similar to the DDL in SQL. The comments in Hive start from --.

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