mysqltable=$(echo "$table" | sed 's/[][]//g;s/'"'"'//g') hive_table=$(echo -n $mysqltable | tr -c '[:alnum:]' _) validateTable=$(hive --database "${hivedb}" -e "SHOW TABLES LIKE '$hive_table'") if [[ -z $validateTable ]]; then sh -x /home/"$USER"/"${hivedb}"/import.sh "${mysqltable}" else sh -x /home/"$USER"/"${hivedb}"/append.sh "${mysqltable}" fi