OK, so just one of the pages in wiki has changed, and hive behavior has not changed ? (I have been using -hiveconf, but i haven't verified that with the tip of the trunk as of now).
On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 6:19 PM, Xuefu Zhang <xzh...@cloudera.com> wrote: > I didn't know that -hiveconf is supported. However, from hive -H, double > dashes are seen. > > -h <hostname> connecting to Hive Server on remote host > --hiveconf <property=value> Use value for given property > --hivevar <key=value> Variable subsitution to apply to hive > > Thanks, > Xuefu > > > On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 6:00 PM, Edward Capriolo <edlinuxg...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I was not around when this change was made but I think we should have kept >> the old - dash version. We should consider adding it back. >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 8:56 PM, Lefty Leverenz <leftylever...@gmail.com >> >wrote: >> >> > Xuefu just fixed the AdminManual Configuration >> > wiki< >> > >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/Hive/AdminManual+Configuration >> > >, >> > changing bin/hive -hiveconf ... to --hiveconf, so I grepped the wiki >> > archive and found many more cases of single-dash hiveconf than >> double-dash: >> > >> > > grep -i '\-\-hiveconf' * | wc >> > 2 16 178 >> > > grep -i '\-hiveconf' * | wc >> > 24 282 4054 >> > >> > A bit of googling also showed both versions of the option. So two >> > questions: >> > >> > >> > 1. Should I change all cases of single-dash hiveconf to double-dash in >> > the wiki? >> > 2. Should a single-dash option be created to accommodate all the wrong >> > information on the Internet and in books (including *Hadoop: The >> > Definitive Guide* and chapters 9 & 12 of *Programming Hive*)? >> > >> > >> > -- Lefty >> > >> -- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE NOTICE: This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, privileged and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any printing, copying, dissemination, distribution, disclosure or forwarding of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete it from your system. Thank You.
