Trying to dump MySQL schema....

[Webspeeder]

Hey all.

I'm trying to get a hold of MySQL and am trying to dump the schema. This is the command I'm using:

mysql> mysqldump -user root -password=rootpass flatland > flatland.dump;

And this is the error I'm getting:

ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'mysqldump -user root -password=rootpass flatland > flatland.dump' at line 1

Any suggestions? I'm running the latest version of MySQL.

[Webspeeder]

Using MySQL on a Mac (Leopard)

[longneck]

mysqldump is a OS command, not a mysql command. run that at an OS command prompt.

[Webspeeder]

Yeah, I figured that out after much deliberation. I think I'm turning the corner on getting the jist of how MySQL works.

[guelphdad]

also you say you want to dump the schema but here you will dump the schema plus all records. use mysqldump with the --no-data option to dump only the schema