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Madhudeep Petwal commented on HIVE-18373: ----------------------------------------- I agree with [~siddhantsaraf] . As we have syntax for hive> show tables '*abc*'; On similar grounds we can have hive> show columns '*abc*' in my_table; This makes sense as syntax will be same throughout. we can't have mysql/otherDb syntax here but not in show tables, Mysql syntax for show tables mysql> SHOW TABLES like '%search_term%'; [~prasadns14] [~thejas] Please give your views on this. > 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. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v7.6.3#76005)