There is no api to download a file. The client you are using to make these calls will have to read the contents of the file and save it on your local file system.
-- Arpit Gupta Hortonworks Inc. http://hortonworks.com/ On May 31, 2013, at 9:56 AM, Mohammad Mustaqeem <[email protected]> wrote: > This is for reading the content of the file not to download.. > I want to download file. > > > On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 10:23 PM, Arpit Gupta <[email protected]> wrote: > you will have to use the open operation to read the file and save it. > > http://hadoop.apache.org/docs/r2.0.3-alpha/hadoop-project-dist/hadoop-hdfs/WebHDFS.html#Open_and_Read_a_File > > -- > Arpit Gupta > Hortonworks Inc. > http://hortonworks.com/ > > On May 30, 2013, at 11:44 PM, Mohammad Mustaqeem <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Is there any way to download a file from HDFS using WebHDFS REST API? >> I have read - >> http://hadoop.apache.org/docs/r2.0.3-alpha/hadoop-project-dist/hadoop-hdfs/WebHDFS.html >> >> But didn't find any way to download file. >> >> -- >> With regards --- >> Mohammad Mustaqeem, >> M.Tech (CSE) >> MNNIT Allahabad >> 9026604270 >> >> > > > > > -- > With regards --- > Mohammad Mustaqeem, > M.Tech (CSE) > MNNIT Allahabad > 9026604270 > >
