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HPL/SQL is included to Apache Hive since version 2.0

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Invoke Hive CLI - PL/HQL Reference

hive allows you to invoke Hive CLI (command line tool) to execute a SQL statement or HQL script.

Syntax:

hive -e 'query' | -f file [-hiveconf var=expr ...]

Parameters:

Parameter Description
-e 'query' SQL statements to execute
-f file Execute SQL statements from file
-hiveconf var=expr Hive variables

Notes:

  • -e and -f cannot be specified together
  • Using -hiveconf you can specify a value from an expression

Example 1:

hive -f script.hql -hiveconf cr_date=NVL(var, '1970-01-01')

Example 2:

hive -e 'SELECT ' || cols || ' FROM ' || table || ' LIMIT 3' 

Compatibility: Apache Hive.