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mysql database timestamped backup
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backup_db.sh
#!/bin/bash
db_name=$1
date_time=`date +%Y%m%d_%H%M_%S`
file_name=${db_name}_${date_time}.sql
echo "Dumping the database ${db_name} in ${file_name}..."
mysqldump5 ${db_name} --user=root > ${file_name}
echo "Sayonara"
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