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Siddhant Saraf commented on HIVE-18373:
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The option to use the keyword "like" made me think that the following would 
also work:
{code:java}
--doesn't work:
hive> show tables like '%abc%';
{code}
However, looks like the '%' wildcard doesn't work here. It only accepts the '*' 
wildcard.

> Make it easier to search for column name in a table
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
>                 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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