From 58c37e2933462c1fa020c078319fcdf0ad5f02cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Nguyen Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2019 18:31:13 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] mysqldump: Add examples to backup/restore all databases with file redirection (#3177) --- pages/common/mysqldump.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/pages/common/mysqldump.md b/pages/common/mysqldump.md index a34f441d0..086e0d284 100644 --- a/pages/common/mysqldump.md +++ b/pages/common/mysqldump.md @@ -10,3 +10,11 @@ - Restore a backup, user will be prompted for a password: `mysql -u {{user}} --password -e "source {{filename.sql}}" {{database_name}}` + +- Backup all databases redirecting the output to a file (user will be prompted for a password): + +`mysqldump -u {{user}} -p --all-databases > {{filename.sql}}` + +- Restore all databases from a backup (user will be prompted for a password): + +`mysql -u {{user}} -p < {{filename.sql}}`