[KUDU-3302] Fix Inconsistencies With Docs For kudu hms Tool

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Information Provided
• Fix Version/s: n/a
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: David Mollitor
• Created: 09/Jul/21 15:55
• Updated: 26/Jul/21 19:05
• Resolved: 09/Jul/21 18:08

Description

[root@host ~]# kudu hms fix --help
Usage:
 /bin/../lib/kudu/bin/kudu
 hms fix <master_addresses> [-dryrun] [-drop_orphan_hms_tables]
 [-nocreate_missing_hms_tables] [-nofix_inconsistent_tables]
 [-noupgrade_hms_tables] [-hive_metastore_sasl_enabled]
 [-hive_metastore_uris=<uris>] [-noignore_other_clusters]
 [-negotiation_timeout_ms=<ms>] [-timeout_ms=<ms>]

https://kudu.apache.org/docs/hive_metastore.html#_kudu_hms_fix

From the examples, we see this:

$ sudo -u kudu kudu hms fix master-name-1:7051,master-name-2:7051,master-name-3:7051 --hive_metastore_uris=<hive_metastore_uris> --dryrun=true [--ignore_other_clusters=<ignore_other_clusters>]

So, which is correct? Two dashes (--) or one (-)?

When running destructive (drops/delete) operations, there can't be any confusion or ambiguity. Very scary. Thanks.