How do I create a managed table in Hive?

How do I create a managed and external table in Hive?

Create a Hive External Table – Example1Step 1: Prepare the Data File. Create a CSV file titled 'countries.csv': sudo nano countries.csv. ... 2Step 2: Import the File to HDFS. Create an HDFS directory. ... 3Step 3: Create an External Table.How to Create an External Table in Hive {Create, Query & Drop Table}

What is a managed table in Hive?

Managed tables are Hive owned tables where the entire lifecycle of the tables' data are managed and controlled by Hive. External tables are tables where Hive has loose coupling with the data. All the write operations to the Managed tables are performed using Hive SQL commands.

How do I find managed tables in Hive?

For external tables Hive assumes that it does not manage the data. Managed or external tables can be identified using the DESCRIBE FORMATTED table_name command, which will display either MANAGED_TABLE or EXTERNAL_TABLE depending on table type.

How can you create and manage databases in Hive?

Go to Hive shell by giving the command sudo hive and enter the command 'create database<data base name>' to create the new database in the Hive. To list out the databases in Hive warehouse, enter the command 'show databases'. The database creates in a default location of the Hive warehouse.