Only show tables with certain patterns in mysql "show tables"
- use show tables like 'pattern'
- pattern is a string using wildcard characters "%","_"
- % matches any number of characters, even zero characters.
- _ matches exactly one character.
for example:
show tables like 'test%' will filter tables such as "test1,testF,test111,testFoo"
show tables like 'test_' will filter tables such as "test1,testF"
You don't have to use show tables, you can also query information_schema.TABLES using any filter.