Minus query in HIVE

Question

Minus query seems to not work in HIVE.

Tried ex:

select x from abc 
minus 
select x from bcd ; 

Am I doing this wrong or minus que

Answer 1

NOT EXISTS is supported in HIVE QL.

Example:

SELECT col1 FROM table1 WHERE NOT EXISTS SELECT col2 FROM table2 
WHERE table1.col1 = table2.col2