SET hive.default.fileformat = RCFile; CREATE TABLE rcfile_default_format (key STRING); DESCRIBE FORMATTED rcfile_default_format; CREATE TABLE rcfile_default_format_ctas AS SELECT key,value FROM src; DESCRIBE FORMATTED 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 FORMATTED 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 FORMATTED textfile_default_format_ctas; SET hive.default.fileformat = RCFile; SET hive.default.rcfile.serde = org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.columnar.LazyBinaryColumnarSerDe; CREATE TABLE rcfile_default_format_ctas_default_serde AS SELECT key,value FROM rcfile_default_format_ctas; DESCRIBE FORMATTED rcfile_default_format_ctas_default_serde; CREATE TABLE rcfile_default_format_default_serde (key STRING); DESCRIBE FORMATTED rcfile_default_format_default_serde; SET hive.default.fileformat = TextFile; CREATE TABLE rcfile_ctas_default_serde STORED AS rcfile AS SELECT key,value FROM rcfile_default_format_ctas; DESCRIBE FORMATTED rcfile_ctas_default_serde; CREATE TABLE rcfile_default_serde (key STRING) STORED AS rcfile; DESCRIBE FORMATTED rcfile_default_serde;