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hbase(main):013:0> put 'mytable', 'key1', 'cf:c', 'val'
0 row(s) in 0.0110 seconds

hbase(main):011:0> put 'mytable', 'key1', 'cf:d', 'val'
0 row(s) in 0.0060 seconds

hbase(main):012:0> put 'mytable', 'key1', 'cf:a', 'val'
0 row(s) in 0.0060 seconds


hbase(main):014:0> get 'mytable', 'key1'
COLUMN                CELL
 cf:a                 timestamp=1376468325426, value=val
 cf:c                 timestamp=1376468328318, value=val
 cf:d                 timestamp=1376468321642, value=val
3 row(s) in 0.0570 seconds