添加分区
ALTER TABLE table_name ADD PARTITION (partCol = 'value1') location 'loc1'; //示例
ALTER TABLE table_name ADD IF NOT EXISTS PARTITION (dt='20130101') LOCATION '/user/hadoop/warehouse/table_name/dt=20130101'; //一次添加一个分区
ALTER TABLE page_view ADD PARTITION (dt='2008-08-08', country='us') location '/path/to/us/part080808' PARTITION (dt='2008-08-09', country='us') location '/path/to/us/part080809'; //一次添加多个分区
删除分区
ALTER TABLE login DROP IF EXISTS PARTITION (dt='2008-08-08'); ALTER TABLE page_view DROP IF EXISTS PARTITION (dt='2008-08-08', country='us');
修改分区
ALTER TABLE table_name PARTITION (dt='2008-08-08') SET LOCATION "new location";
ALTER TABLE table_name PARTITION (dt='2008-08-08') RENAME TO PARTITION (dt='20080808');
添加列
ALTER TABLE table_name ADD COLUMNS (col_name STRING); //在所有存在的列后面,但是在分区列之前添加一列
修改列
修改表属性:
alter table table_name set TBLPROPERTIES ('EXTERNAL'='TRUE'); //内部表转外部表 alter table table_name set TBLPROPERTIES ('EXTERNAL'='FALSE'); //外部表转内部表
表的重命名
ALTER TABLE table_name RENAME TO new_table_name