Using HDFS Stat CommandsΒΆ

Let us understand how to get details about HDFS files such as replication factor, block size etc.

  • hdfs dfs -stat can be used to get the statistics related to file or directory.

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hdfs dfs -help stat

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hdfs dfs -stat /user/${USER}/retail_db/orders

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hdfs dfs -stat %b /user/${USER}/retail_db/orders/part-00000

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hdfs dfs -stat %F /user/${USER}/retail_db/orders/part-00000

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hdfs dfs -stat %F /user/${USER}/retail_db/orders/

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hdfs dfs -stat %o /user/${USER}/retail_db/orders/part-00000

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hdfs dfs -stat %r /user/${USER}/retail_db/orders/part-00000
Getting HDFS Storage Usage HDFS File Permissions