Generally you can delete files on any hadoop-used FS using a suitable FileSystem.delete(Path) call. Would this work for you?
I'm not aware of any auto temporary-create-and-delete functionality though. Would be good to know if this too exists inside Hadoop's libs. On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 1:47 AM, W.P. McNeill <[email protected]> wrote: > These seem like basic questions, but I haven't been able to find the answers > in the O'Reilly book or online. Tom White's book covers the deleting part at least. Check it out: Chapter 3 (HDFS) -> Java Interface -> Deleting Data. -- Harsh J http://harshj.com
