create table src_rc_merge_test(key int, value string) stored as rcfile; load data local inpath '../data/files/smbbucket_1.rc' into table src_rc_merge_test; set hive.exec.compress.output = true; create table tgt_rc_merge_test(key int, value string) stored as rcfile; insert into table tgt_rc_merge_test select * from src_rc_merge_test; insert into table tgt_rc_merge_test select * from src_rc_merge_test; show table extended like `tgt_rc_merge_test`; select count(1) from tgt_rc_merge_test; select sum(hash(key)), sum(hash(value)) from tgt_rc_merge_test; alter table tgt_rc_merge_test concatenate; show table extended like `tgt_rc_merge_test`; select count(1) from tgt_rc_merge_test; select sum(hash(key)), sum(hash(value)) from tgt_rc_merge_test; drop table src_rc_merge_test; drop table tgt_rc_merge_test;