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# Let us consider the following typical mysql backup script: | |
mysqldump --routines --no-data -h $mysqlHost -P $mysqlPort -u $mysqlUser -p$mysqlPassword $database | |
# It succeeds but stderr will get: | |
# Warning: Using a password on the command line interface can be insecure. | |
# You can fix this with the below hack: | |
credentialsFile=/mysql-credentials.cnf | |
echo "[client]" > $credentialsFile | |
echo "user=$mysqlUser" >> $credentialsFile | |
echo "password=$mysqlPassword" >> $credentialsFile |