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Prasad Nagaraj Subramanya commented on HIVE-18373:
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[~siddhantsaraf], mysql syntax is as below -
{code}
show fields in <table_name> like '%<search_term>%'
{code}
We could extend `show columns` in similar format
{code}
show columns in <table_name> like '%<search_term>%'
{code}
> Make it easier to search for column name in a table
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>
> Key: HIVE-18373
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVE-18373
> Project: Hive
> Issue Type: New Feature
> Reporter: Siddhant Saraf
> Assignee: Madhudeep Petwal
> Priority: Minor
>
> Within a database, to filter for tables with the string 'abc' in its name, I
> can use something like:
> {code:java}
> hive> use my_database;
> hive> show tables '*abc*';
> {code}
> It would be great if I can do something similar to search within the list of
> columns in a table.
> I have a table with around 3200 columns. Searching for the column of interest
> is an onerous task after doing a {{describe}} on it.
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