Data Definition Language (DDL)
The Driver for Apache Hive supports a broad set of DDL, including (but not limited to) the following:
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CREATE Database and DROP Database
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CREATE Table and DROP Table
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ALTER Table and Alter Partition statements
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CREATE View and Drop View
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CREATE Function and Drop Function
Refer to the
Hive Data Definition Language manual for information about using HiveQL.