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

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$ mysqldump --user ${user} --password --all-databases > ${filename-sql}

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The command "mysqldump --user ${user} --password --all-databases > ${filename-sql}" is used to perform a database backup using the "mysqldump" tool.

Here is the breakdown of each component in the command:

"mysqldump" is a command-line utility provided by MySQL to create backups of databases.
"--user ${user}" specifies the username to connect to the MySQL server. The value of the "${user}" variable should be replaced with an actual MySQL username.
"--password" prompts for the password of the MySQL user specified in the previous flag. After entering the command, you will be prompted to enter the password.
"--all-databases" instructs mysqldump to include all the databases present on the MySQL server in the backup. If you want to backup a specific database, you can replace this flag with the specific database name.
The ">" symbol redirects the output of the mysqldump command to a file instead of displaying it on the console.
"${filename-sql}" represents the name and path of the output file. The "${filename-sql}" variable should be replaced with the desired filename and location for the database backup file. The file will have a ".sql" extension, indicating it contains SQL statements.

Overall, this command will create a backup of all databases on the MySQL server, using the specified username and prompting for the password, and save it to the specified file.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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