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mysqldump — Backups MySQL databases. See also: `mysql`. More information: <https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/en/m

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Problem

How to use the mysqldump command: Backups MySQL databases. See also: mysql. More information: <https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/en/mysqldump.html>.

Solution

mysqldump — Backups MySQL databases. See also: mysql. More information: <https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/en/mysqldump.html>.

Create a backup (user will be prompted for a password):
mysqldump --user {{user}} --password {{database_name}} --result-file={{path/to/file.sql}}


Backup a specific table redirecting the output to a file (user will be prompted for a password):
mysqldump --user {{user}} --password {{database_name}} {{table_name}} > {{path/to/file.sql}}


Backup all databases redirecting the output to a file (user will be prompted for a password):
mysqldump --user {{user}} --password --all-databases > {{path/to/file.sql}}


Backup all databases from a remote host, redirecting the output to a file (user will be prompted for a password):
mysqldump --host={{ip_or_hostname}} --user {{user}} --password --all-databases > {{path/to/file.sql}}

Code Snippets

Create a backup (user will be prompted for a password)

mysqldump --user {{user}} --password {{database_name}} --result-file={{path/to/file.sql}}

Backup a specific table redirecting the output to a file (user will be prompted for a password)

mysqldump --user {{user}} --password {{database_name}} {{table_name}} > {{path/to/file.sql}}

Backup all databases redirecting the output to a file (user will be prompted for a password)

mysqldump --user {{user}} --password --all-databases > {{path/to/file.sql}}

Backup all databases from a remote host, redirecting the output to a file (user will be prompted for a password)

mysqldump --host={{ip_or_hostname}} --user {{user}} --password --all-databases > {{path/to/file.sql}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/mysqldump

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