Filter from Hbase shell.

hbase_shell_filter.rb

import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.filter.CompareFilter
import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.filter.SingleColumnValueFilter
import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.filter.SubstringComparator
import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.Bytes
scan 't1', { COLUMNS => 'family:qualifier', FILTER =>
    SingleColumnValueFilter.new
        (Bytes.toBytes('family'),
         Bytes.toBytes('qualifier'),
         CompareFilter::CompareOp.valueOf('EQUAL'),
         SubstringComparator.new('somevalue'))
}