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akhrot
akhrot

Reputation: 445

Moving file from Local c drive to hdfs sandbox

i am trying to move file from my local machine to hdfs sandbox but getting error.

command: hadoop fs -copyFromLocal \c:\tmp\filename.xls hdfs://sandbox:8020/zynga/logs/pv_extA

error : 

copyFromLocal: java.net.URISyntaxException: Relative path in absolute URI: C:tmpfilename.xls
Usage: java FsShell [-copyFromLocal <localsrc> ... <dst>]

Regards

Upvotes: 1

Views: 620

Answers (1)

Ben Watson
Ben Watson

Reputation: 5521

copyFromLocal means the local file system of the Sandbox, not an external file system such as your C: drive. You need to move the file into the Sandbox, either by SCP or other means, and then the copyFromLocal will work.

Upvotes: 1

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