Rename Table — POST ddl/database/:db/table/:table
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Description
Rename an HCatalog table.
URL
http://
www.myserver.com/templeton/v1/ddl/database/
:db/table/
:table
Parameters
Name | Description | Required? | Default |
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:db | The database name | Required | None |
:table | The existing (old) table name | Required | None |
rename | The new table name | Required | None |
group | The user group to use | Optional | None |
permissions | The permissions string to use. The format is " | Optional | None |
The standard parameters are also supported.
Results
Name | Description |
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table | The new table name |
database | The database name |
Example
Curl Command
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% curl -s -d rename=test_table_2 \ 'http://localhost:50111/templeton/v1/ddl/database/default/table/test_table?user.name=ekoifman' |
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Prior to Hive 0.13.0, user.name was specified in POST requests as a form parameter: In Hive 0.13.0 onward, user.name should be specified in the query string (as shown above): |
JSON Output
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{ "table": "test_table_2", "database": "default" } |
JSON Output (error)
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{ "error": "Table test_table does not exist", "errorCode": 404, "database": "default", "table": "test_table_2" } |
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