Database Reference
In-Depth Information
The preceding command gives the following output:
Type
help
and click on
return
to see a listing of the available shell commands and
their options. Remember that all the commands are case-sensitive.
The following is a list of some simple commands to get your hands dirty with HBase:
•
status
: This veriies whether HBase is up and running, as shown in the
following screenshot:
•
create '<table_name>', '<column_family_name>'
: This creates a table
with one column family. We can use multiple column family names as well,
as shown in the following screenshot:
•
list
: This provides the list of tables, as shown in the following screenshot:
