Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-hadoop-user-archive@minotaur.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-hadoop-user-archive@minotaur.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 63869D609 for ; Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:35:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 24821 invoked by uid 500); 10 Sep 2012 11:35:01 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-hadoop-user-archive@hadoop.apache.org Received: (qmail 24713 invoked by uid 500); 10 Sep 2012 11:35:01 -0000 Mailing-List: contact user-help@hadoop.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: user@hadoop.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list user@hadoop.apache.org Received: (qmail 24690 invoked by uid 99); 10 Sep 2012 11:35:00 -0000 Received: from nike.apache.org (HELO nike.apache.org) (192.87.106.230) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:35:00 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.0 required=5.0 tests=RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (nike.apache.org: domain of michael_segel@hotmail.com designates 65.55.111.77 as permitted sender) Received: from [65.55.111.77] (HELO blu0-omc2-s2.blu0.hotmail.com) (65.55.111.77) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:34:49 +0000 Received: from BLU0-SMTP176 ([65.55.111.73]) by blu0-omc2-s2.blu0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:34:29 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [173.15.87.37] X-EIP: [Tp0Uxecz+ztRCZptl8KiUXrYBUqZoyjT] X-Originating-Email: [michael_segel@hotmail.com] Message-ID: Received: from [192.168.0.104] ([173.15.87.37]) by BLU0-SMTP176.blu0.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:34:27 -0700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" MIME-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.0 \(1486\)) Subject: Re: how to skip a mapper From: Michael Segel In-Reply-To: Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 06:34:25 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: To: user@hadoop.apache.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1486) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 10 Sep 2012 11:34:27.0830 (UTC) FILETIME=[3C748960:01CD8F48] Maybe. It depends on what you're trying to do. On Sep 10, 2012, at 6:31 AM, Anit Alexander wrote: > Hello list, > > Is it possible to start the mapper from a particular byte > location in a file which is in hdfs? > > Regards, > Anit >