- Create a backup of an entire MySQL / MariaDB Database Management System
(DBMS):
mysqldump --all-databases --single-transaction --quick --lock-tables=false > full-backup-$(date +%F).sql -u root -p- Restore an entire DBMS backup. You will be prompted for the MySQL root user’s password:
This will overwrite all current data in the MySQL database system
mysql -u root -p < full-backup.sql
