前言：

• 经过前面的学习 我们了解到Hive可以使用关系型数据库来存储元数据，而且Hive提供了比较完整的SQL功能 ，这篇文章主要介绍Hive基本的sql语法。

首先了解下Hive的数据存储结构，抽象图如下：

Hive存储.png

• 1.Database:Hive中包含了多个数据库，默认的数据库为default，对应于HDFS目录是/user/hadoop/hive/warehouse，可以通过hive.metastore.warehouse.dir参数进行配置（hive-site.xml中配置）
• 2.Table: Hive 中的表又分为内部表和外部表 ,Hive 中的每张表对应于HDFS上的一个目录，HDFS目录为：/user/hadoop/hive/warehouse/[databasename.db]/table
• 3.Partition:分区，每张表中可以加入一个分区或者多个，方便查询，提高效率；并且HDFS上会有对应的分区目录：
  /user/hadoop/hive/warehouse/[databasename.db]/table
• 4.Bucket(桶)：暂且不讲

DDL操作(Data Definition Language)

参考官方文档： DDL文档
HiveQL DDL statements are documented here, including:

• CREATE DATABASE/SCHEMA, TABLE, VIEW, FUNCTION, INDEX
• DROP DATABASE/SCHEMA, TABLE, VIEW, INDEX
• TRUNCATE TABLE
• ALTER DATABASE/SCHEMA, TABLE, VIEW
• MSCK REPAIR TABLE (or ALTER TABLE RECOVER PARTITIONS)
• SHOW DATABASES/SCHEMAS, TABLES, TBLPROPERTIES, VIEWS, PARTITIONS, FUNCTIONS, INDEX[ES], COLUMNS, CREATE TABLE
• DESCRIBE DATABASE/SCHEMA, table_name, view_name

一.基于数据库的DDL操作

1.创建数据库（Create Database）

• 下面是官网上为我们列出的语法：

Create Database
CREATE (DATABASE|SCHEMA) [IF NOT EXISTS] database_name
  [COMMENT database_comment]
  [LOCATION hdfs_path]
  [WITH DBPROPERTIES (property_name=property_value, ...)];

IF NOT EXISTS：加上这句话代表判断数据库是否存在，不存在就会创建，存在就不会创建（生产环境建议使用）。
COMMENT：数据库的描述
LOCATION：创建数据库的地址，不加默认在/user/hive/warehouse/路径下
WITH DBPROPERTIES：数据库的属性

hive> CREATE DATABASE hive1;
OK
hive> CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS hive2
    > COMMENT "this is ruoze database"
    > WITH DBPROPERTIES ("creator"="ruoze", "date"="2018-08-08");
OK
hive> CREATE DATABASE hive3 LOCATION '/db_hive3';
OK
hive> show databases;
OK
default
hive1
hive2
hive3

# 在HDFS中查看数据库文件夹
[hadoop@hadoop000 ~]$ hadoop fs -ls /user/hive/warehouse
Found 2 items
drwxr-xr-x   - hadoop supergroup          0 2018-06-16 15:26 /user/hive/warehouse/hive1.db
drwxr-xr-x   - hadoop supergroup          0 2018-06-16 15:28 /user/hive/warehouse/hive2.db
[hadoop@hadoop000 ~]$ hadoop fs -ls /
Found 3 items
drwxr-xr-x   - hadoop supergroup          0 2018-06-16 15:29 /db_hive3
drwx-wx-wx   - hadoop supergroup          0 2018-06-03 15:57 /tmp
drwxr-xr-x   - hadoop supergroup          0 2018-06-03 16:43 /user

# 在RDBMS中查看数据库相关信息
mysql> select * from hive_meta.dbs\G;
*************************** 1. row ***************************
          DB_ID: 1
           DESC: Default Hive database
DB_LOCATION_URI: hdfs://hadoop000:9000/user/hive/warehouse
           NAME: default
     OWNER_NAME: public
     OWNER_TYPE: ROLE
*************************** 2. row ***************************
          DB_ID: 6
           DESC: NULL
DB_LOCATION_URI: hdfs://hadoop000:9000/user/hive/warehouse/hive1.db
           NAME: hive1
     OWNER_NAME: hadoop
     OWNER_TYPE: USER
*************************** 3. row ***************************
          DB_ID: 7
           DESC: this is ruoze database
DB_LOCATION_URI: hdfs://hadoop000:9000/user/hive/warehouse/hive2.db
           NAME: hive2
     OWNER_NAME: hadoop
     OWNER_TYPE: USER
*************************** 4. row ***************************
          DB_ID: 8
           DESC: NULL
DB_LOCATION_URI: hdfs://hadoop000:9000/db_hive3
           NAME: hive3
     OWNER_NAME: hadoop
     OWNER_TYPE: USER
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)

2.查询数据库（Show Databases）

• 下面是官网上为我们列出的语法：

SHOW (DATABASES|SCHEMAS) [LIKE 'identifier_with_wildcards'];

hive> show databases;
OK
default
hive1
hive2
hive3
Time taken: 0.047 seconds, Fetched: 4 row(s)
hive> show databases like 'hive1';
OK
hive1
Time taken: 0.035 seconds, Fetched: 1 row(s)
hive> show databases like 'hive*';
OK
hive1
hive2
hive3
Time taken: 0.037 seconds, Fetched: 3 row(s)

3.查询数据库信息（Describe Database）

• 下面是官网上为我们列出的语法：

DESCRIBE DATABASE [EXTENDED] db_name;
--describe 可简写为desc

DESCRIBE DATABASE db_name：查看数据库的描述信息和文件目录位置路径信息；
EXTENDED：加上数据库键值对的属性信息。

hive> desc database hive1;
OK
hive1           hdfs://192.168.6.217:9000/user/hive/warehouse/hive1.db  hadoop  USER
Time taken: 0.039 seconds, Fetched: 1 row(s)
hive>  desc database hive2;
OK
hive2   this is ruoze database  hdfs://192.168.6.217:9000/user/hive/warehouse/hive2.db  hadoop  USER
Time taken: 0.041 seconds, Fetched: 1 row(s)
hive>  desc database hive3;
OK
hive3           hdfs://192.168.6.217:9000/db_hive3      hadoop  USER
Time taken: 0.046 seconds, Fetched: 1 row(s)
hive>  desc database extended  hive2;
OK
hive2   this is ruoze database  hdfs://192.168.6.217:9000/user/hive/warehouse/hive2.db  hadoop  USER    {date=2018-08-08, creator=ruoze}
Time taken: 0.031 seconds, Fetched: 1 row(s)

4.删除数据库（Drop Database）

• 下面是官网上为我们列出的语法：

DROP (DATABASE|SCHEMA) [IF EXISTS] database_name [RESTRICT|CASCADE];

RESTRICT：默认是restrict，如果该数据库还有表存在则报错；
CASCADE：级联删除数据库(当数据库还有表时，级联删除表后再删除数据库) –生产尽量不用。

hive> drop database test;
OK
Time taken: 0.094 seconds

5.修改数据库信息（Alter Database）

• 下面是官网上为我们列出的语法：

ALTER (DATABASE|SCHEMA) database_name SET DBPROPERTIES (property_name=property_value, ...);   -- (Note: SCHEMA added in Hive 0.14.0)

ALTER (DATABASE|SCHEMA) database_name SET OWNER [USER|ROLE] user_or_role;  
 -- (Note: Hive 0.13.0 and later; SCHEMA added in Hive 0.14.0)

ALTER (DATABASE|SCHEMA) database_name SET LOCATION hdfs_path; 
-- (Note: Hive 2.2.1, 2.4.0 and later)

（Note：表示对于版本进行的修改）

hive> alter database hive2 set dbproperties ("update"="jepson");
OK
Time taken: 0.094 seconds
hive> alter database hive2 set owner user hive;
OK
Time taken: 0.072 seconds

# 修改前
hive>  desc database extended  hive2;
OK
hive2   this is ruoze database  hdfs://192.168.6.217:9000/user/hive/warehouse/hive2.db  hadoop  USER    {date=2018-08-08, creator=ruoze}
Time taken: 0.031 seconds, Fetched: 1 row(s)
# 修改后
hive> desc database extended  hive2;
OK
hive2   this is ruoze database  hdfs://192.168.6.217:9000/user/hive/warehouse/hive2.db  hive    USER    {update=jepson, date=2018-08-08, creator=ruoze}
Time taken: 0.034 seconds, Fetched: 1 row(s)

6.切换数据库（Use Database）

• 下面是官网上为我们列出的语法：

USE database_name;

hive> use hive1;
OK
Time taken: 0.044 seconds
hive> use default;
OK
Time taken: 0.047 seconds

二.基于表的DDL操作

1.创建表（Create Table）

• 下面是官网上为我们列出的语法：

CREATE [TEMPORARY] [EXTERNAL] TABLE [IF NOT EXISTS] [db_name.]table_name    -- (Note: TEMPORARY available in Hive 0.14.0 and later)
  [(col_name data_type [COMMENT col_comment], ... [constraint_specification])]
  [COMMENT table_comment]
  [PARTITIONED BY (col_name data_type [COMMENT col_comment], ...)]
  [CLUSTERED BY (col_name, col_name, ...) [SORTED BY (col_name [ASC|DESC], ...)] INTO num_buckets BUCKETS]
  [SKEWED BY (col_name, col_name, ...)                  -- (Note: Available in Hive 0.10.0 and later)]
     ON ((col_value, col_value, ...), (col_value, col_value, ...), ...)
     [STORED AS DIRECTORIES]
  [
   [ROW FORMAT row_format] 
   [STORED AS file_format]
     | STORED BY 'storage.handler.class.name' [WITH SERDEPROPERTIES (...)]  -- (Note: Available in Hive 0.6.0 and later)
  ]
  [LOCATION hdfs_path]
  [TBLPROPERTIES (property_name=property_value, ...)]   -- (Note: Available in Hive 0.6.0 and later)
  [AS select_statement];   -- (Note: Available in Hive 0.5.0 and later; not supported for external tables)

1.1.TEMPORARY（临时表）

• Hive从0.14.0开始提供创建临时表的功能，表只对当前session有效，session退出后，表自动删除。

语法：

CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE ...

注意点：

1. 如果创建的临时表表名已存在，那么当前session引用到该表名时实际用的是临时表，只有drop或rename临时表名才能使用原始表；
2. 临时表限制：不支持分区字段和创建索引。

hive> use default;
OK
Time taken: 0.047 seconds
hive> CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE temporary_table (
    > id int,
    > name string);
OK
Time taken: 0.242 seconds
hive> show tables;
OK
temporary_table
Time taken: 0.044 seconds, Fetched: 1 row(s)

# 退出重新进
hive> use default;
OK
Time taken: 1.054 seconds
hive> show tables;
OK
Time taken: 0.559 seconds

1.2.Managed and External Tables（内部表和外部表）

• Hive上有两种类型的表，一种是Managed Table(默认的)，另一种是External Table（加上EXTERNAL关键字）。它俩的主要区别在于：当我们drop表时，Managed Table会同时删去data（存储在HDFS上）和meta data（存储在MySQL），而External Table只会删meta data。

hive> use default;
OK
Time taken: 1.054 seconds
hive> show tables;
OK
Time taken: 0.559 seconds
# 创建内部表和外部表
hive> create table managed_table(
    > id int,
    > name string 
    > );
OK
Time taken: 0.677 seconds
hive> create external table external_table(
    > id int,
    > name string 
    > );
OK
Time taken: 0.146 seconds
hive> show tables;
OK
external_table
managed_table
Time taken: 0.05 seconds, Fetched: 2 row(s)
# HDFS中查看
[hadoop@hadoop000 ~]$ hadoop fs -ls /user/hive/warehouse
Found 4 items
drwxr-xr-x   - hadoop supergroup          0 2018-06-16 16:40 /user/hive/warehouse/external_table
drwxr-xr-x   - hadoop supergroup          0 2018-06-16 15:26 /user/hive/warehouse/hive1.db
drwxr-xr-x   - hadoop supergroup          0 2018-06-16 15:28 /user/hive/warehouse/hive2.db
drwxr-xr-x   - hadoop supergroup          0 2018-06-16 16:39 /user/hive/warehouse/managed_table
# MySQL中查看
mysql> select * from hive_meta.tbls\G;
*************************** 1. row ***************************
            TBL_ID: 11
       CREATE_TIME: 1529138399
             DB_ID: 1
  LAST_ACCESS_TIME: 0
             OWNER: hadoop
         RETENTION: 0
             SD_ID: 11
          TBL_NAME: managed_table
          TBL_TYPE: MANAGED_TABLE
VIEW_EXPANDED_TEXT: NULL
VIEW_ORIGINAL_TEXT: NULL
*************************** 2. row ***************************
            TBL_ID: 12
       CREATE_TIME: 1529138409
             DB_ID: 1
  LAST_ACCESS_TIME: 0
             OWNER: hadoop
         RETENTION: 0
             SD_ID: 12
          TBL_NAME: external_table
          TBL_TYPE: EXTERNAL_TABLE
VIEW_EXPANDED_TEXT: NULL
VIEW_ORIGINAL_TEXT: NULL
2 rows in set (0.00 sec)

# 删除内部表和外部表
hive> drop table managed_table;
OK
Time taken: 1.143 seconds
hive> drop table external_table;
OK
Time taken: 0.265 seconds
# 再次查看
[hadoop@hadoop000 ~]$ hadoop fs -ls /user/hive/warehouse
Found 3 items
drwxr-xr-x   - hadoop supergroup          0 2018-06-16 16:40 /user/hive/warehouse/external_table
drwxr-xr-x   - hadoop supergroup          0 2018-06-16 15:26 /user/hive/warehouse/hive1.db
drwxr-xr-x   - hadoop supergroup          0 2018-06-16 15:28 /user/hive/warehouse/hive2.db
mysql> select * from hive_meta.tbls\G;
Empty set (0.00 sec)

ERROR: 
No query specified

1.3.COMMENT,ROW FORMAT等其他建表参数

COMMENT ：注释 可以给字段和表加注释

先看看官网对于ROW FORMAT的描述

: DELIMITED 
[FIELDS TERMINATED BY char [ESCAPED BY char]]       [COLLECTION ITEMS TERMINATED BY char]
[MAP KEYS TERMINATED BY char] 
[LINES TERMINATED BY char]
[NULL DEFINED AS char]   
-- (Note: Available in Hive 0.13 and later)
  | SERDE serde_name [WITH SERDEPROPERTIES (property_name=property_value, property_name=property_value, ...)]

• 先看看官网给我们的解释：用户在建表的时候可以自定义 SerDe 或者使用自带的 SerDe。如果没有指定 ROW FORMAT 或者 ROW FORMAT DELIMITED，将会使用自带的 SerDe。在建表的时候，用户还需要为表指定列，用户在指定表的列的同时也会指定自定义的 SerDe，Hive 通过 SerDe 确定表的具体的列的数据。

• 那么问题又来了上面这句话又是什么意思呢？
  让我们来一起看看到底是神马东东：
  DELIMITED：分隔符（可以自定义分隔符）；
  FIELDS TERMINATED BY char:每个字段之间使用的分割；
  例：-FIELDS TERMINATED BY ‘\n’ 字段之间的分隔符为\n;
  COLLECTION ITEMS TERMINATED BY char:集合中元素与元素（array）之间使用的分隔符（collection单例集合的跟接口）；
  MAP KEYS TERMINATED BY char：字段是K-V形式指定的分隔符；
  LINES TERMINATED BY char：每条数据之间由换行符分割（默认[ \n ]）。

• 一般情况下LINES TERMINATED BY char我们就使用默认的换行符\n，只需要指定FIELDS TERMINATED BY char。

hive> CREATE TABLE hive_test
    > (id int comment 'this is id', name string comment 'this is name' )
    > comment 'this is hive_test'
    > ROW FORMAT DELIMITED 
    > FIELDS TERMINATED BY '\t' ;
OK
Time taken: 0.174 seconds

#为了后面的测试我们创建一张emp表 并导入一些数据
hive> create table emp 
    > (empno int, ename string, job string, mgr int, hiredate string, salary double, comm double, deptno int)
    > ROW FORMAT DELIMITED 
    > FIELDS TERMINATED BY '\t' ;
OK
Time taken: 0.651 seconds
hive> LOAD DATA LOCAL INPATH '/home/hadoop/emp.txt' OVERWRITE INTO TABLE emp; 
Loading data to table default.emp
Table default.emp stats: [numFiles=1, numRows=0, totalSize=886, rawDataSize=0]
OK
Time taken: 1.848 seconds

1.4.Create Table As Select (CTAS)

• 创建表（拷贝表结构及数据，并且会运行MapReduce作业）

# 复制整张表
hive> create table emp2 as select * from emp;
Query ID = hadoop_20180616171313_fbc318e8-bc70-4b63-84fa-3acd94e4ec3e
Total jobs = 3
...
OK
Time taken: 23.279 seconds
hive> select * from emp2;
OK
7369    SMITH   CLERK   7902    1980-12-17      800.0   NULL    20
7499    ALLEN   SALESMAN        7698    1981-2-20       1600.0  300.0   30
7521    WARD    SALESMAN        7698    1981-2-22       1250.0  500.0   30
7566    JONES   MANAGER 7839    1981-4-2        2975.0  NULL    20
7654    MARTIN  SALESMAN        7698    1981-9-28       1250.0  1400.0  30
7698    BLAKE   MANAGER 7839    1981-5-1        2850.0  NULL    30
7782    CLARK   MANAGER 7839    1981-6-9        2450.0  NULL    10
7788    SCOTT   ANALYST 7566    1987-4-19       3000.0  NULL    20
7839    KING    PRESIDENT       NULL    1981-11-17      5000.0  NULL    10
7844    TURNER  SALESMAN        7698    1981-9-8        1500.0  0.0     30
7876    ADAMS   CLERK   7788    1987-5-23       1100.0  NULL    20
7900    JAMES   CLERK   7698    1981-12-3       950.0   NULL    30
7902    FORD    ANALYST 7566    1981-12-3       3000.0  NULL    20
7934    MILLER  CLERK   7782    1982-1-23       1300.0  NULL    10
Time taken: 0.138 seconds, Fetched: 14 row(s)

#复制表中的一些字段
hive> create table emp3 as select empno,ename from emp;
Query ID = hadoop_20180616171313_fbc318e8-bc70-4b63-84fa-3acd94e4ec3e
Total jobs = 3
...
OK
Time taken: 16.143 seconds
hive> select * from emp3;
OK
7369    SMITH
7499    ALLEN
7521    WARD
7566    JONES
7654    MARTIN
7698    BLAKE
7782    CLARK
7788    SCOTT
7839    KING
7844    TURNER
7876    ADAMS
7900    JAMES
7902    FORD
7934    MILLER
Time taken: 0.159 seconds, Fetched: 14 row(s)

1.5.Create Table Like

# Create Table Like 只拷贝表结构
hive> create table emp_like like emp;
OK
Time taken: 0.195 seconds
hive> select * from emp_like;
OK
Time taken: 0.131 seconds

2.展示表 （Show Table与Show Create Table）

• 下面是官网上为我们列出的语法：

SHOW TABLES [IN database_name] ['identifier_with_wildcards'];
SHOW CREATE TABLE ([db_name.]table_name|view_name);

hive> show tables;
OK
emp
emp2
emp3
emp_like
hive_test
Time taken: 0.042 seconds, Fetched: 5 row(s)
hive> show tables 'emp*';
OK
emp
emp2
emp3
emp_like
Time taken: 0.053 seconds, Fetched: 4 row(s)
hive> show create table emp;
OK
CREATE TABLE `emp`(
  `empno` int, 
  `ename` string, 
  `job` string, 
  `mgr` int, 
  `hiredate` string, 
  `salary` double, 
  `comm` double, 
  `deptno` int)
ROW FORMAT DELIMITED 
  FIELDS TERMINATED BY '\t' 
STORED AS INPUTFORMAT 
  'org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TextInputFormat' 
OUTPUTFORMAT 
  'org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.io.HiveIgnoreKeyTextOutputFormat'
LOCATION
  'hdfs://192.168.6.217:9000/user/hive/warehouse/emp'
TBLPROPERTIES (
  'COLUMN_STATS_ACCURATE'='true', 
  'numFiles'='1', 
  'numRows'='0', 
  'rawDataSize'='0', 
  'totalSize'='657', 
  'transient_lastDdlTime'='1529140756')
Time taken: 0.245 seconds, Fetched: 24 row(s)

3.查询表信息（Describe Table）

• 下面是官网上为我们列出的语法：

DESCRIBE [EXTENDED|FORMATTED] 
  table_name[.col_name ( [.field_name] | [.'$elem$'] | [.'$key$'] | [.'$value$'] )* ];
                                        -- (Note: Hive 1.x.x and 0.x.x only. See "Hive 2.0+: New Syntax" below)

desc formatted table_name; 比较常用

hive> desc emp;
OK
empno                   int                                         
ename                   string                                      
job                     string                                      
mgr                     int                                         
hiredate                string                                      
salary                  double                                      
comm                    double                                      
deptno                  int                                         
Time taken: 0.213 seconds, Fetched: 8 row(s)
hive> desc formatted emp;
OK
# col_name              data_type               comment             
                 
empno                   int                                         
ename                   string                                      
job                     string                                      
mgr                     int                                         
hiredate                string                                      
salary                  double                                      
comm                    double                                      
deptno                  int                                         
                 
# Detailed Table Information             
Database:               default                  
Owner:                  hadoop                   
CreateTime:             Sat Jun 16 17:13:05 CST 2018     
LastAccessTime:         UNKNOWN                  
Protect Mode:           None                     
Retention:              0                        
Location:               hdfs://192.168.6.217:9000/user/hive/warehouse/emp        
Table Type:             MANAGED_TABLE            
Table Parameters:                
        COLUMN_STATS_ACCURATE   true                
        numFiles                1                   
        numRows                 0                   
        rawDataSize             0                   
        totalSize               657                 
        transient_lastDdlTime   1529140756          
                 
# Storage Information            
SerDe Library:          org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.lazy.LazySimpleSerDe       
InputFormat:            org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TextInputFormat         
OutputFormat:           org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.io.HiveIgnoreKeyTextOutputFormat       
Compressed:             No                       
Num Buckets:            -1                       
Bucket Columns:         []                       
Sort Columns:           []                       
Storage Desc Params:             
        field.delim             \t                  
        serialization.format    \t                  
Time taken: 0.214 seconds, Fetched: 39 row(s)
hive> desc EXTENDED emp;
OK
empno                   int                                         
ename                   string                                      
job                     string                                      
mgr                     int                                         
hiredate                string                                      
salary                  double                                      
comm                    double                                      
deptno                  int                                         
                 
Detailed Table Information      Table(tableName:emp, dbName:default, owner:hadoop, createTime:1529140385, lastAccessTime:0, retention:0, sd:StorageDescriptor(cols:[FieldSchema(name:empno, type:int, comment:null), FieldSchema(name:ename, type:string, comment:null), FieldSchema(name:job, type:string, comment:null), FieldSchema(name:mgr, type:int, comment:null), FieldSchema(name:hiredate, type:string, comment:null), FieldSchema(name:salary, type:double, comment:null), FieldSchema(name:comm, type:double, comment:null), FieldSchema(name:deptno, type:int, comment:null)], location:hdfs://192.168.6.217:9000/user/hive/warehouse/emp, inputFormat:org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TextInputFormat, outputFormat:org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.io.HiveIgnoreKeyTextOutputFormat, compressed:false, numBuckets:-1, serdeInfo:SerDeInfo(name:null, serializationLib:org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.lazy.LazySimpleSerDe, parameters:{serialization.format=       , field.delim=
Time taken: 0.21 seconds, Fetched: 10 row(s)

4.修改表（Alter Table）

• 下面是官网上为我们列出的语法：

ALTER TABLE table_name RENAME TO new_table_name;
ALTER TABLE table_name SET TBLPROPERTIES table_properties;
table_properties:
  : (property_name = property_value, property_name = property_value, ... )
ALTER TABLE table_name SET TBLPROPERTIES ('comment' = new_comment);
...

hive> alter table hive_test rename to new_hive_test;
OK
Time taken: 0.262 seconds
hive> ALTER TABLE table_name SET TBLPROPERTIES ("creator"="ruoze", "date"="2018-06-16");
FAILED: SemanticException [Error 10001]: Table not found default.table_name
hive> ALTER TABLE new_hive_test SET TBLPROPERTIES ("creator"="ruoze", "date"="2018-06-16");
OK
Time taken: 0.246 seconds
hive> ALTER TABLE new_hive_test SET TBLPROPERTIES ('comment' = 'This is new_hive_test Table');
# 再次查看表
hive> desc formatted new_hive_test;
OK
# col_name              data_type               comment             
                 
id                      int                     this is id          
name                    string                  this is name        
                 
# Detailed Table Information             
Database:               default                  
Owner:                  hadoop                   
CreateTime:             Sat Jun 16 17:09:19 CST 2018     
LastAccessTime:         UNKNOWN                  
Protect Mode:           None                     
Retention:              0                        
Location:               hdfs://192.168.6.217:9000/user/hive/warehouse/new_hive_test      
Table Type:             MANAGED_TABLE            
Table Parameters:                
        COLUMN_STATS_ACCURATE   false               
        comment                 This is new_hive_test Table
        creator                 ruoze               
        date                    2018-06-16          
        last_modified_by        hadoop              
        last_modified_time      1529143021          
        numFiles                0                   
        numRows                 -1                  
        rawDataSize             -1                  
        totalSize               0                   
        transient_lastDdlTime   1529143021          
                 
# Storage Information            
SerDe Library:          org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.lazy.LazySimpleSerDe       
InputFormat:            org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TextInputFormat         
OutputFormat:           org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.io.HiveIgnoreKeyTextOutputFormat       
Compressed:             No                       
Num Buckets:            -1                       
Bucket Columns:         []                       
Sort Columns:           []                       
Storage Desc Params:             
        field.delim             \t                  
        serialization.format    \t                  
Time taken: 0.188 seconds, Fetched: 38 row(s)

5.截断表（Truncate Table）

• 下面是官网上为我们列出的语法：

TRUNCATE TABLE table_name [PARTITION partition_spec];
partition_spec:
  : (partition_column = partition_col_value, partition_column = partition_col_value, ...)

Truncate Table用处不多

hive> select * from emp3;
OK
7369    SMITH
7499    ALLEN
7521    WARD
7566    JONES
7654    MARTIN
7698    BLAKE
7782    CLARK
7788    SCOTT
7839    KING
7844    TURNER
7876    ADAMS
7900    JAMES
7902    FORD
7934    MILLER
Time taken: 0.148 seconds, Fetched: 14 row(s)
hive> truncate table emp3;
OK
Time taken: 0.241 seconds
hive> select * from emp3;
OK
Time taken: 0.12 seconds

6.删除表（Drop Table）

• 下面是官网上为我们列出的语法：

DROP TABLE [IF EXISTS] table_name [PURGE];     -- (Note: PURGE available in Hive 0.14.0 and later)

1.指定PURGE后，数据不会放到回收箱，会直接删除。
2.DROP TABLE删除此表的元数据和数据。如果配置了垃圾箱（并且未指定PURGE），则实际将数据移至.Trash / Current目录。元数据完全丢失。
3.删除EXTERNAL表时，表中的数据不会从文件系统中删除。

hive> drop table emp3;
OK
Time taken: 0.866 seconds
hive> show tables;
OK
emp
emp2
emp_like
new_hive_test
Time taken: 0.036 seconds, Fetched: 4 row(s)

参考：https://blog.csdn.net/yu0_zhang0/article/details/78976021
关于表的DDL操作还有很多，有关分区表的操作还没详解 后面会单独写一篇分区表