[HIVE-1014] Ability to execute external scripts from within HiveCLI

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Component/s: Clients

Release Note

source was added in HIVE-1451

• Tags: cli script source start @
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Carl Steinbach
• Created: 28/Dec/09 19:27
• Updated: 09/Mar/14 23:29
• Resolved: 24/Dec/10 22:20

Description

I would like to be able to execute external query scripts from within the HiveCLI.
For example:

hive> source awesome_script.q
...
hive> source /Users/larry/larrys_awesome_script.q
...
hive> source hdfs://localhost/user/bob/lame_script.q
...

In other words, the 'source' command will read input from the specified
file and execute it as though it had been typed on the keyboard.

Issue Links

• relates to: HIVE-6570 Hive variable substitution does not work with the "source" command