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Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 13:15:51 +0300
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Subject: Re: Is append allowed in HDFS?
From: Ioan Eugen Stan <stan.ieugen@gmail.com>
To: hdfs-user@hadoop.apache.org, Florin P <florinpico@yahoo.com>
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2012/4/7 Florin P <florinpico@yahoo.com>:
> Hello!
> =C2=A0 Just google it for supporting of append into HDFS files and the re=
sult:
> I'm puzzled. Can someone say: YES you can append in TextFile or SequenceF=
ile
> or whatever format. If yes, in which version this feature is supported ?
> Also where can I find a good example of using the API? I know that is a l=
ong
> debate about this subject, but really it is challenge to find on the goog=
le
> the current status of this feature.
> I look forward for a trust source answer.
> Thank you,
> =C2=A0 Regards,
> =C2=A0=C2=A0 Florin

Hi Florian,

HDFS supports append in Hadoop 1.0.x branch and also 0.22 (a.k.a
hadoop 2.x branch) and 0.23 (a.k.a hadoop 3.x branch).

[1] http://hbase.apache.org/book/hadoop.html
[2] http://hbase.apache.org/book/hadoop.html -- search for append in
release notes

Cheers,
--=20
Ioan Eugen Stan
http://ieugen.blogspot.com/