SET hive.default.fileformat = RCFile; CREATE TABLE rcfile_default_format (key STRING); DESCRIBE EXTENDED rcfile_default_format; CREATE TABLE rcfile_default_format_ctas AS SELECT key,value FROM src; DESCRIBE EXTENDED rcfile_default_format_ctas; CREATE TABLE rcfile_default_format_txtfile (key STRING) STORED AS TEXTFILE; INSERT OVERWRITE TABLE rcfile_default_format_txtfile SELECT key from src; DESCRIBE EXTENDED rcfile_default_format_txtfile; SET hive.default.fileformat = TextFile; CREATE TABLE textfile_default_format_ctas AS SELECT key,value FROM rcfile_default_format_ctas; DESCRIBE EXTENDED textfile_default_format_ctas; DROP TABLE rcfile_default_format; DROP TABLE rcfile_default_format_ctas; DROP TABLE rcfile_default_format_txtfile; DROP TABLE textfile_default_format_ctas;