April 2016
Beginner
268 pages
5h 32m
English
In this recipe, you will learn how to describe databases in Hive.
The DESCRIBE DATABASE command is used to get information about the database, such as the name of the database, its comment (if attached during the creation of the database), its location on the filesystem, and its dbproperties. The general format of using the DESCRIBE DATABASE command is as follows:
DESCRIBE DATABASE [EXTENDED] db_name; DESCRIBE SCHEMA [EXTENDED] db_name;
Where:
DATABASE|SCHEMA: These are the same thing. These words can be used interchangeably.[EXTENDED]: This is an optional clause. This clause will list all the dbproperties attached to a particular database in Hive.Follow these steps to describe a database in ...