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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
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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
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> 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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