tldr/pages/common/mysqldump.md

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mysqldump

Backups MySQL databases. Homepage: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/en/mysqldump.html.

  • Create a backup, user will be prompted for a password:

mysqldump -u {{user}} --password {{database_name}} -r {{filename.sql}}

  • Restore a backup, user will be prompted for a password:

mysql -u {{user}} --password -e "source {{filename.sql}}" {{database_name}}