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### HDFS Command Questions and Answers

1. **What command is used to list all files and directories in a specific location in HDFS?**
- `hdfs dfs -ls /`

2. **How can you create a new directory in HDFS?**


- `hdfs dfs -mkdir /myDir`

3. **What command is used to remove an empty directory in HDFS?**


- `hdfs dfs -rmdir /myDir`

4. **What command is used to copy a file from the local filesystem to HDFS?**
- `hdfs dfs -put /local/path/to/file.txt /hdfs/path`

5. **What is the command for copying a file using `-copyFromLocal`?**


- `hdfs dfs -copyFromLocal /local/path/to/file.txt /hdfs/path`

6. **How can you read the content of a file stored in HDFS?**


- `hdfs dfs -cat /hdfs/path/to/file.txt`

7. **What command is used to delete a file from HDFS?**


- `hdfs dfs -rm /hdfs/path/to/file.txt`

8. **What command is used to move a file from the local filesystem to HDFS?**
- `hdfs dfs -moveFromLocal /local/path/to/file.txt /hdfs/path`

9. **What command is used to copy a file from one directory to another within HDFS?**
- `hdfs dfs -cp /hdfs/source/path/file.txt /hdfs/destination/path`

10. **What command is used to move a file from one directory to another in HDFS?**
- `hdfs dfs -mv /hdfs/source/path/file.txt /hdfs/destination/path`

11. **What command checks the size of individual files and directories?**
- `hdfs dfs -du /hdfs/path`

12. **What command checks the size of an entire directory?**


- `hdfs dfs -dus /hdfs/path`

13. **What command creates an empty file in HDFS?**


- `hdfs dfs -touchz /hdfs/path/newFile.txt`

14. **What command is used to copy a file from HDFS to the local filesystem?**
- `hdfs dfs -get /hdfs/path/to/file.txt /local/path`

15. **What command appends content to a file in HDFS?**


- `hdfs dfs -appendToFile /local/path/to/file.txt /hdfs/path/to/targetFile.txt`
16. **What command retrieves the last 1KB of a file in HDFS?**
- `hdfs dfs -tail /hdfs/path/to/file.txt`

17. **What command retrieves the first 1KB of a file in HDFS?**


- `hdfs dfs -head /hdfs/path/to/file.txt`

18. **What command provides statistical information about a file in HDFS?**


- `hdfs dfs -stat /hdfs/path/to/file.txt`

19. **What command lists files and directories recursively?**


- `hdfs dfs -ls -R /hdfs/path`

20. **What command recursively deletes all files and directories in HDFS?**
- `hdfs dfs -rm -r /hdfs/path`

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