How do I use hadoop fs -getmerge to download .deflate files?

compression, hadoop

Solution

Try this:

hadoop fs -text /some/where/job-output/part-*

Problem

I've tried running ``` hadoop fs -getmerge ``` on a directory of .deflate files. The result is a compressed file on my local machine. What is the easiest way to download the entire directory in uncompressed format on to my local machine?

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