Export as csv in beeline hive

Question

I am trying to export my hive table as a csv in beeline hive. When I run the command !sql select * from database1 > /user/bob/output.csv it gives me syntax e

Answer 1

You can use this command to save output in CSV format from beeline:

beeline -u 'jdbc:hive2://bigdataplatform-dev.nam.nsroot.net:10000/;principal=hive/bigdataplatform-dev.net@NAMUXDEV.NET;ssl=true' --outputformat=csv2 --verbose=false  --fastConnect=true   --silent=true -f $query_file>out.csv

Save your SQL query file into $query_file.

Result will be in out.csv.

I have complete example here: hivehoney