Only show tables with certain patterns in mysql "show tables"

user398384 picture user398384 · Aug 4, 2010 · Viewed 20.1k times · Source

There are too many tables in a db. how can I only show tables with certain patterns? Or is there a way I can do paging like "| more" in shell command?

Answer

a'r picture a'r · Aug 4, 2010
show tables like 'pattern';