-- [ NOT ] { LIKE search_pattern [ ESCAPE esc_char ] | [ RLIKE | REGEXP ] regex_pattern } -- [ NOT ] { LIKE quantifiers ( search_pattern [ , ... ]) } SELECT * FROM person WHERE name LIKE 'M%'; SELECT * FROM person WHERE name LIKE 'M_ry'; SELECT * FROM person WHERE name NOT LIKE 'M_ry'; SELECT * FROM person WHERE name RLIKE 'M+'; SELECT * FROM person WHERE name REGEXP 'M+'; SELECT * FROM person WHERE name LIKE '%\_%'; SELECT * FROM person WHERE name LIKE '%$_%' ESCAPE '$'; SELECT * FROM person WHERE name LIKE ALL ('%an%', '%an'); SELECT * FROM person WHERE name LIKE ANY ('%an%', '%an'); SELECT * FROM person WHERE name LIKE SOME ('%an%', '%an'); SELECT * FROM person WHERE name NOT LIKE ALL ('%an%', '%an'); SELECT * FROM person WHERE name NOT LIKE ANY ('%an%', '%an'); SELECT * FROM person WHERE name NOT LIKE SOME ('%an%', '%an');