How to Delete a directory from Hadoop cluster which is having comma(,) in its name?
FileHadoopCommaFile Problem Overview
I have uploaded a Directory to hadoop cluster that is having "," in its name like "MyDir, Name" when I am trying to delete this Directory by using rmr hadoop shell command as following
hadoop dfs -rmr hdfs://host:port/Navi/MyDir, Name
I'm getting the following messages rmr: cannot remove hdfs://host:port/Navi/MyDir,: No such file or directory. rmr: cannot remove Name: No such file or directory.
However I have successfully deleted other Directories from the same location, using the same command i.e.
hadoop dfs -rmr hdfs://host:port/dir_path
any solutions to delete such kind of Directories.
File Solutions
Solution 1 - File
Have you tried :
hadoop dfs -rmr hdfs://host:port/Navi/MyDir\,\ Name?
Solution 2 - File
Or if you dont know the url, you can use
hadoop fs -rm -r -f /user/the/path/to/your/dir
Solution 3 - File
hdfs dfs -rm -r /path/to/directory
Solution 4 - File
Run the command in the terminal
$hadoop fs -rm -r /path/to/directory
Solution 5 - File
In hadoop1.0:
hadoop fs -rmr /PATH/ON/HDFS
In hadoop2.0:
hdfs dfs -rm -R /PATH/ON/HDFS
Use \ to escape , in path
Solution 6 - File
Here you can find all hadoop shell commands:
deleting:
rmr
Usage: hadoop fs -rmr URI [URI …]
Recursive version of delete.
Example:
hadoop fs -rmr /user/hadoop/dir
hadoop fs -rmr hdfs://nn.example.com/user/hadoop/dir
Exit Code:
Returns 0 on success and -1 on error.
Solution 7 - File
Try hadoop dfs -rm -r hdfs://host:port/Navi/MyDir\,\ Name now
Solution 8 - File
$ hadoop fs -rmdir {directory_name}
Solution 9 - File
Or you can:
hadoop fs -rm -r PATH
Hint: if you enter:
hadoop fs -rmr PATH
you would mostly get:Please use 'rm -r' instead.