修改
列的名称、类型、位置、注释
hive>ALTER TABLE t3 CHANGE COLUMN old_name new_name String [COMMENT '...'] [AFTER column2];
实例
hive (zmgdb)> alter table t1 change column car sarly int after office;
FAILED: Execution Error, return code 1 from org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.exec.DDLTask. Unable to alter table. The following columns have types incompatible with the existing columns in their respective positions :
sarly
----字段car是string类型与int类型不兼容,不能强转。
hive (zmgdb)> alter table t1 change column car sarly string after office;
OK
Time taken: 0.132 seconds
hive (zmgdb)> desc t1;
OK
col_name data_type comment
name string
address string
company string
office string
sarly string
Time taken: 0.035 seconds, Fetched: 5 row(s)
hive (zmgdb)>
增加
hive>ALTER TABLE t3 ADD COLUMNS(gender int);columns:复数,可以多个
没有删除列的命令: 删除列后,会导致数据解析出问题