HBase Shell

HBase Shell is a command-line interface used to interact with HBase, a distributed database system built on top of Hadoop. It allows users to perform tasks such as creating, deleting, and managing tables, inserting or retrieving data, and configuring settings directly through text commands. Think of it as a tool for database administrators and developers to communicate with and control the database efficiently, especially for handling large volumes of messy, unstructured, or semi-structured data across many servers. It provides a straightforward way to manage HBase without needing complex programming.