Index: hbase-server/src/main/ruby/hbase/table.rb =================================================================== --- hbase-server/src/main/ruby/hbase/table.rb (revision 1513344) +++ hbase-server/src/main/ruby/hbase/table.rb (working copy) @@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ end # Make a String of the passed kv - # Intercept cells whose format we know such as the info:regioninfo in .META. + # Intercept cells whose format we know such as the info:regioninfo in hbase:meta def to_string(column, kv, maxlength = -1) if is_meta_table? if column == 'info:regioninfo' or column == 'info:splitA' or column == 'info:splitB' Index: hbase-server/src/main/ruby/shell/commands/scan.rb =================================================================== --- hbase-server/src/main/ruby/shell/commands/scan.rb (revision 1513344) +++ hbase-server/src/main/ruby/shell/commands/scan.rb (working copy) @@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ Some examples: - hbase> scan '.META.' - hbase> scan '.META.', {COLUMNS => 'info:regioninfo'} + hbase> scan 'hbase:meta' + hbase> scan 'hbase:meta', {COLUMNS => 'info:regioninfo'} hbase> scan 't1', {COLUMNS => ['c1', 'c2'], LIMIT => 10, STARTROW => 'xyz'} hbase> scan 't1', {COLUMNS => 'c1', TIMERANGE => [1303668804, 1303668904]} hbase> scan 't1', {FILTER => "(PrefixFilter ('row2') AND