dfs -mkdir ${system:test.tmp.dir}/ex_table; CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE ex_table ( key INT, value STRING) PARTITIONED BY (part STRING) STORED AS textfile LOCATION 'file:${system:test.tmp.dir}/ex_table'; INSERT OVERWRITE TABLE ex_table PARTITION (part='part1') SELECT key, value FROM src WHERE key < 10; SHOW PARTITIONS ex_table; SELECT * from ex_table where part='part1' ORDER BY key; dfs -ls ${system:test.tmp.dir}/ex_table/part=part1; dfs -cat ${system:test.tmp.dir}/ex_table/part=part1/000000_0; ALTER TABLE ex_table PARTITION (part='part1') RENAME TO PARTITION (part='part2'); SHOW PARTITIONS ex_table; SELECT * from ex_table where part='part2' ORDER BY key; dfs -ls ${system:test.tmp.dir}/ex_table/part=part1; dfs -cat ${system:test.tmp.dir}/ex_table/part=part1/000000_0;