set hive.fetch.task.conversion=more; DESCRIBE FUNCTION rpad; DESCRIBE FUNCTION EXTENDED rpad; EXPLAIN SELECT rpad('hi', 1, '?'), rpad('hi', 5, '.'), rpad('hi', 6, '123') FROM src tablesample (1 rows); SELECT rpad('hi', 1, '?'), rpad('hi', 5, '.'), rpad('hi', 6, '123') FROM src tablesample (1 rows);