Index: java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/cli/CliDriver.java =================================================================== --- java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/cli/CliDriver.java (revision 3789) +++ java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/cli/CliDriver.java (working copy) @@ -356,12 +356,13 @@ try { int lastRet = 0, ret = 0; + String newCommand = ""; + for (String oneCmd1 : line.split("\n")) { + if (!oneCmd1.startsWith("--")) + newCommand += oneCmd1+"\n"; + } + line = newCommand; + String command = ""; for (String oneCmd : line.split(";")) {