How do I make an sql dump of a MySQL database on the command line?

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Submitted by falko (Contact Author) (Forums) on Mon, 2006-08-07 16:16. :: MySQL

If your MySQL user has a password:

mysqldump -h localhost -u [MySQL user, e.g. root] -p[database password] -c --add-drop-table --add-locks --all --quick --lock-tables [name of the database] > sqldump.sql

Please note:  there's no space between -p and the password!

If there's no password:

mysqldump -h localhost -u [MySQL user, e.g. root] -c --add-drop-table --add-locks --all --quick --lock-tables [name of the database] > sqldump.sql


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All Databases
Submitted by Reinier Battenberg (not registered) on Wed, 2009-01-14 09:07.

If you want to dump all databases in your server (for backup or migrating purposes) you can add the 

--all-databases

option. Very useful.

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