Created https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVE-4144
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 5:25 AM, Dean Wampler <dean.wamp...@thinkbiganalytics.com> wrote: > It's odd that there is no such command. The trick Ramki mentioned is the > only one I know of. Two points about it, though: > > 1. It only works on Hive v0.8+. > 2. I've seen a few cases where the prompt did NOT change when first used, > but starting working a little later! I have no idea why and of course, it > happened while teaching a class where I'm supposed to be the expert ;) > > dean > > > On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 12:36 AM, Ramki Palle <ramki.pa...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Sai, >> >> I do not think there is any command to show the current db in Hive. One >> alternative for you is to set a property so that the current database is >> shown as part of the prompt: >> >> set hive.cli.print.current.db=true; >> >> This one shows your current db as part of your hive prompt. >> >> Regards, >> Ramki. >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 11:13 AM, Sai Sai <saigr...@yahoo.in> wrote: >>> >>> Just wondering if there is any command in Hive which will show us the >>> current db we r using similar to pwd in Unix. >>> Thanks >>> Sai >>> >> > > > > -- > Dean Wampler, Ph.D. > thinkbiganalytics.com > +1-312-339-1330 >
