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Option

Description

-u <database URL>

The JDBC URL to connect to.

Usage: beeline -u db_URL 

-n <username>

The username to connect as.

Usage: beeline -n valid_user

-p <password>

The password to connect as.

Usage: beeline -p valid_password

-d <driver class>

The driver class to use.

Usage: beeline -d driver_class

-e <query>

Query that should be executed.

Usage: beeline -e "query_string"

VersionBug fix (null pointer exception): 0.13.0 (HIVE-5765)

-f <file>

Script file that should be executed.

Usage: beeline -f filepath

Version: 0.12.0 (HIVE-4268)

--hiveconf property=value

Use value for the given property.

Usage: beeline --hiveconf prop1=value1

Version: 0.13.0 (HIVE-6173)

--hivevar name=value

Hive variable name and value. This is a Hive-specific setting in which variables can be set
at the session level and referenced in Hive commands or queries.

Usage: beeline --hivevar var1=value1

--color=[true/false]

Control whether color is used for display. Default is false.

Usage: beeline --color=true

--showHeader=[true/false]

Show column names in query results (true) or not (false). Default is true.

Usage: beeline --showHeader=false

--headerInterval=ROWS

The interval for redisplaying column headers, in number of rows, when outputformat is table.
Default is 100.

Usage: beeline --headerInterval=50

--fastConnect=[true/false]

When connecting, skip building a list of all tables and columns for tab-completion of
HiveQL statements (true) or build the list (false). Default is true.

Usage: beeline --fastConnect=false

--autoCommit=[true/false]

Enable/disable automatic transaction commit. Default is false.

Usage: beeline --autoCommit=true

--verbose=[true/false]

Show verbose error messages and debug information (true) or do not show (false).
Default is false.

Usage: beeline --verbose=true

--showWarnings=[true/false]

Display warnings that are reported on the connection after issuing any HiveQL commands.
Default is false.

Usage: beeline --showWarnings=true

--showNestedErrs=[true/false]

Display nested errors. Default is false.

Usage: beeline --showNestedErrs=true

--numberFormat=[pattern]

Format numbers using a DecimalFormat pattern.

Usage: beeline --numberFormat="#,###,##0.00"

--force=[true/false]

Continue running script even after errors (true) or do not continue (false). Default is false.

Usage: beeline--force=true

--maxWidth=MAXWIDTH

The maximum width to display before truncating data, in characters, when outputformat is table.
Default is to query the terminal for current width, then fall back to 80.

Usage: beeline --maxWidth=150

--maxColumnWidth=MAXCOLWIDTH

The maximum column width, in characters, when outputformat is table. Default is 15.

Usage: beeline --maxColumnWidth=25

--silent=[true/false]

Reduce the amount of informational messages displayed (true) or not (false). Default is false.

Usage: beeline --silent=true

--autosave=[true/false]

Automatically save preferences (true) or do not autosave (false). Default is false.

Usage: beeline --autosave=true

--outputformat=[table/vertical/csv/tsv]

Format mode for result display. Default is table.

Usage: beeline --outputformat=tsv

--isolation=LEVEL

Set the transaction isolation level to TRANSACTION_READ_COMMITTED
or TRANSACTION_SERIALIZABLE.
See the "Field Detail" section in the Java Connection documentation.

Usage: beeline --isolation=TRANSACTION_SERIALIZABLE

--nullemptystring=[true/false]

Use historic behavior of printing null as empty string (true) or use current behavior of printing
null as NULL (false). Default is false.

Usage: beeline --nullemptystring=false

Version: 0.13.0 (HIVE-4485)

--help

Display a usage message.

Usage: beeline --help

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