Hi Lefty, My blog post [1] below might help answer your question.
Thanks, Xuefu [1] http://blog.cloudera.com/blog/2014/02/migrating-from-hive-cli-to-beeline-a-primer/ On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 1:29 AM, Lefty Leverenz <leftylever...@gmail.com> wrote: > While editing SHOW CONF > < > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/Hive/LanguageManual+DDL#LanguageManualDDL-ShowConf > > > and updating Configuring Hive > < > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/Hive/AdminManual+Configuration#AdminManualConfiguration-ConfiguringHive > >, > I wondered whether Beeline has a command similar to the CLI's "set" for > either setting or showing the values of configuration parameters. > > I also wonder whether --hiveconf (in Beeline or the CLI) can be used > without giving a value, to show the current setting of a particular > parameter. > > Would a Beeline expert please take a look at SHOW CONF > < > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/Hive/LanguageManual+DDL#LanguageManualDDL-ShowConf > > > and Configuring Hive > < > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/Hive/AdminManual+Configuration#AdminManualConfiguration-ConfiguringHive > > > and > suggest revisions? > > -- Lefty >
