Linux:mysql:dumps

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Read the manual on mysqldump, especially option --opt. Also, check the section "Database backups", under "Solving common problems with MySQL".

You can dump the database into a file using:

 mysqldump -h hostname -u user --password=password databasename > filename

you can restore the info to the database again using:

 mysql -h hostname -u user --password=password databasename < filename