Apache Hive : WebHCat Reference DeletePartition
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Apache Hive : WebHCat Reference DeletePartition
Description
Delete (drop) a partition in an HCatalog table.
URL
http://www.myserver.com/templeton/v1/ddl/database/:db/table/:table/partition/:partition
Parameters
| Name | Description | Required? | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| :db | The database name | Required | None |
| :table | The table name | Required | None |
| :partition | The partition name, col_name=‘value’ list. Be careful to properly encode the quote for http, for example, country=%27algeria%27. | Required | None |
| ifExists | Hive returns an error if the partition specified does not exist, unless ifExists is set to true. | Optional | false |
| group | The user group to use | Optional | None |
| permissions | The permissions string to use. The format is “rwxrw-r-x”. | Optional | None |
The standard parameters are also supported.
Results
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| partition | The partition name |
| table | The table name |
| database | The database name |
Example
Curl Command
% curl -s -X DELETE \
'http://localhost:50111/templeton/v1/ddl/database/default/table/test_table/partition/country=%27algeria%27?user.name=ctdean'
JSON Output
{
"partition": "country='algeria'",
"table": "test_table",
"database": "default"
}
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