set hive.mapred.supports.subdirectories=true; CREATE TABLE list_bucket_single (key STRING, value STRING) SKEWED BY (key) ON ('1','5','6'); CREATE TABLE list_bucket_single_2 (key STRING, value STRING) SKEWED BY (key) ON ((1),(5),(6)); CREATE TABLE list_bucket_multiple (col1 STRING, col2 int, col3 STRING) SKEWED BY (col1, col2) ON (('s1',1), ('s3',3), ('s13',13), ('s78',78)); describe formatted list_bucket_single_2; describe formatted list_bucket_single; describe formatted list_bucket_multiple; drop table list_bucket_single; drop table list_bucket_multiple; drop table list_bucket_single_2;