Streaming

Hadoop Streaming

hadoop jar /home/hadoop/hadoop-streaming-2.9.2.jar \
  -input /input_dir \
  -output myOutputDir \
  -mapper /bin/cat \
  -reducer /usr/bin/wc

Streaming Command Options

hadoop command [genericOptions] [streamingOptions]

Parameter Optional/Required Description
-input directoryname or filename Required Input location for mapper
-output directoryname Required Output location for reducer
-mapper executable or JavaClassName Optional Mapper executable. If not specified, IdentityMapper is used as the default
-reducer executable or JavaClassName Optional Reducer executable. If not specified, IdentityReducer is used as the default
-file filename Optional Make the mapper, reducer, or combiner executable available locally on the compute nodes
-inputformat JavaClassName Optional Class you supply should return key/value pairs of Text class. If not specified, TextInputFormat is used as the default
-outputformat JavaClassName Optional Class you supply should take key/value pairs of Text class. If not specified, TextOutputformat is used as the default
-partitioner JavaClassName Optional Class that determines which reduce a key is sent to
-combiner streamingCommand or JavaClassName Optional Combiner executable for map output
-cmdenv name=value Optional Pass environment variable to streaming commands
-inputreader Optional For backwards-compatibility: specifies a record reader class (instead of an input format class)
-verbose Optional Verbose output
-lazyOutput Optional Create output lazily. For example, if the output format is based on FileOutputFormat, the output file is created only on the first call to Context.write
-numReduceTasks Optional Specify the number of reducers
-mapdebug Optional Script to call when map task fails
-reducedebug Optional Script to call when reduce task fails

Specifying a Java Class as the Mapper/Reducer

hadoop jar /home/hadoop/hadoop-streaming-2.9.2.jar \
  -input /input_dir \
  -output myOutputDir \
  -inputformat org.apache.hadoop.mapred.KeyValueTextInputFormat \
  -mapper org.apache.hadoop.mapred.lib.IdentityMapper \
  -reducer /usr/bin/wc

References