[HADOOP-11553] Formalize the shell API

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.0.0-alpha1
• Fix Version/s: 3.0.0-alpha1
• Component/s: documentation, scripts
• Hadoop Flags: Incompatible change, Reviewed
• Release Note: Python is now required to build the documentation.
• Assignee: Allen Wittenauer
• Reporter: Allen Wittenauer
• Created: 06/Feb/15 02:56
• Updated: 12/May/16 18:27
• Resolved: 26/Mar/15 22:12

Description

After HADOOP-11485, we need to formally document functions and environment variables that 3rd parties can expect to be able to exist/use.

Issue Links

• breaks: HADOOP-11731 Rework the changelog and releasenotes
• relates to: HADOOP-9642 Configuration to resolve environment variables via ${env.VARIABLE} references