[HIVE-18373] Make it easier to search for column name in a table

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 3.0.0
• Assignee: Madhudeep Petwal
• Reporter: Siddhant Saraf
• Created: 04/Jan/18 09:56
• Updated: 22/May/18 23:15
• Resolved: 16/Feb/18 14:58

Description

Within a database, to filter for tables with the string 'abc' in its name, I can use something like:

hive> use my_database;
hive> show tables '*abc*';

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.