Database Reference
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Figure 6-5.
The Name Node desktop
You'll use the command line a lot, so let's look at that next in the sections to follow.
Hadoop Command Line
Traditional Linux-based Apache Hadoop uses shell scripting to implement the commands. Essentially, most of the
commands are
.sh
files that need to be invoked from the command prompt. Hadoop on Windows relies on command
files (
.cmd
) and PowerShell scripts (
.ps1
) to simulate the command-line shell. HDInsight has unique capabilities to
talk to WASB; hence, you can operate natively with your Azure storage account containers in the cloud.
To access the Hadoop command prompt, double-click the shortcut
Hadoop Command Line
on your name node's
desktop. (See Figure
6-6
.)
