hadoop - copying directory from local system to hdfs java code

Question

I'm having a problem trying to copy a directory from my local system to HDFS using java code. I'm able to move individual files but can't figure out a way to move an entire directory with sub-folders and files. Can anyone help me with that? Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Just use the FileSystem's copyFromLocalFile method. If the source Path is a local directory it will be copied to the HDFS destination:

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Configuration conf = new Configuration();
conf.addResource(new Path("/home/user/hadoop/conf/core-site.xml"));
conf.addResource(new Path("/home/user/hadoop/conf/hdfs-site.xml"));

FileSystem fs = FileSystem.get(conf);
fs.copyFromLocalFile(new Path("/home/user/directory/"), 
  new Path("/user/hadoop/dir"));
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