How to export a data table with MySQL command line?

You can export data tables using the following command in the MySQL command-line tool.

  1. Open the command line tool, such as Windows Command Prompt or Linux terminal.
  2. Use the following command to connect to the MySQL server:
  3. mysql -h hostname -u username -p
  4. The hostname is the IP address or domain name of the MySQL server, and the username is the username of the MySQL server.
  5. Then, enter the password to complete the connection.
  6. Select the database from which you want to export the data table.
  7. use the name of the database;
  8. The database name is the name of the database from which the data tables are to be exported.
  9. Enter the command to export the data table:
  10. Export the database table named “表名” from the database named “数据库名” with the username “用户名” and the host “主机名” to a file named “导出文件名.sql” using mysqldump.
  11. The host name is the IP address or domain name of the MySQL server, the username is the username of the MySQL server, the database name is the name of the database table to be exported, the table name is the name of the data table to be exported, and the export file name is the name of the file to be exported.
  12. For example, to export the data table named “employees” to a file named “employees_backup.sql”:
  13. Create a backup of the “employees” database in MySQL, using the root user and saving it as “employees_backup.sql”.
  14. Please enter password to complete the export.
  15. After the export is complete, you can use a file explorer or text editor to open the exported file and view the data table structure and data.
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