copying local folder to hdfs through R

Question

I am trying to export a folder from my local file system to hdfs . I am running code through R . How may I be able to do it?

Hope for suggestions

just use hadoop fs -put localpath hdfspath r not required – Balaswamy Vaddeman Mar 15 '13 at 11:21 — Balaswamy Vaddeman, Mar 15 '13 at 11:21

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 15 '13 at 21:01

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You should use the system command to do that easily:

system("hadoop fs -put /path/to/file /path/in/hdfs")

You can also use the rhdfs project, particularly the functions hdfs.write or hdfs.copy which should do the same.

answered Mar 15 '13 at 21:01

Charles Menguy

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