mysql dump database to file command line code example

Example 1: mysql dump database command line linux

mysqldump -u<user_name> -p<user_password> <database_name> > <file_name>.sql

Example 2: linux command line import mysql database

# if your database is not locally hosted
mysql -u username -p -h dbhost dbname < filename.sql

Example 3: database dump mysql command

mysqldump -u username -p dbname > filename.sql

Example 4: database dump mysql command

mysql -u username -p dbname < filename.sql

Example 5: import mysql dump command line

mysql -u username -p database_name < file.sql

Example 6: mysqldump cli command

Press CTRL+C to copy shell> mysqldump --databases db1 db2 db3 > dump.sql