---
name: "hdfs"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "hdfs-cli"
version: "2.3.0-2+b17"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/hdfs"
---

# hdfs(1)

hdfs - HDFS client

## NAME

hdfs - hdfs - HDFS client

## SYNOPSIS

**hdfs** *COMMAND*

## DESCRIPTION

**hdfs** aims to be an idiomatic HDFS client, enabling your favourite unix verbs. Flags available are a subset of the POSIX ones, but should behave similarly.

## OPTIONS

### Valid commands:

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  ls \[-lah\] \[FILE\]...

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  rm \[-rf\] FILE...

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  mv \[-fT\] SOURCE... DEST

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  mkdir \[-p\] FILE...

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  touch \[-amc\] FILE...

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  chmod \[-R\] OCTAL-MODE FILE...

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  chown \[-R\] OWNER\[:GROUP\] FILE...

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  cat SOURCE...

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  head \[-n LINES \| **-c** BYTES\] SOURCE...

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  tail \[-n LINES \| **-c** BYTES\] SOURCE...

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  du \[-sh\] FILE...

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  checksum FILE...

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  get SOURCE \[DEST\]

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  getmerge SOURCE DEST

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  put SOURCE DEST