How to generate a dynamic file name for a mysqldump on Linux?
I want to schedule my MySql backs to happen on an hourly basis, but the problem is I want to customize the name of the file that is outputs but not to sure how to?
This is the command I am using now
mysqldump -u yourusername -h yourusername.mysql.pythonanywhere-services.com 'yourusername$dbname' > db-backup.sql
This works but I would to have it output a file something like this, but for it to happen dynamically, when the command is run
1-01-18.13:50.db-backup.sql
How could I do this on a single line of code
mysql linux
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I want to schedule my MySql backs to happen on an hourly basis, but the problem is I want to customize the name of the file that is outputs but not to sure how to?
This is the command I am using now
mysqldump -u yourusername -h yourusername.mysql.pythonanywhere-services.com 'yourusername$dbname' > db-backup.sql
This works but I would to have it output a file something like this, but for it to happen dynamically, when the command is run
1-01-18.13:50.db-backup.sql
How could I do this on a single line of code
mysql linux
migrated from stackoverflow.com Jan 2 at 4:45
This question came from our site for professional and enthusiast programmers.
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I want to schedule my MySql backs to happen on an hourly basis, but the problem is I want to customize the name of the file that is outputs but not to sure how to?
This is the command I am using now
mysqldump -u yourusername -h yourusername.mysql.pythonanywhere-services.com 'yourusername$dbname' > db-backup.sql
This works but I would to have it output a file something like this, but for it to happen dynamically, when the command is run
1-01-18.13:50.db-backup.sql
How could I do this on a single line of code
mysql linux
I want to schedule my MySql backs to happen on an hourly basis, but the problem is I want to customize the name of the file that is outputs but not to sure how to?
This is the command I am using now
mysqldump -u yourusername -h yourusername.mysql.pythonanywhere-services.com 'yourusername$dbname' > db-backup.sql
This works but I would to have it output a file something like this, but for it to happen dynamically, when the command is run
1-01-18.13:50.db-backup.sql
How could I do this on a single line of code
mysql linux
mysql linux
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This should do it :
mysqldump -u yourusername -h yourusername.mysql.pythonanywhere-services.com 'yourusername$dbname' > `date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M"`.db-backup.sql
Will generate files like : 2018-01-01_13-50.db-backup.sql. You can adapt this to whatever exact format you want (but you should avoid using special characters such as :).
If you want to compress the file on the fly :
mysqldump -u yourusername -h yourusername.mysql.pythonanywhere-services.com 'yourusername$dbname' | gzip > `date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M"`.db-backup.sql.gz
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You can use $() and date.
mysqldump -u yourusername -h yourusername.mysql.pythonanywhere-services.com 'yourusername$dbname' > "$(date +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S).db-backup.sql"
The format specifiers of your date might vary, refer the man page for details.
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This should do it :
mysqldump -u yourusername -h yourusername.mysql.pythonanywhere-services.com 'yourusername$dbname' > `date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M"`.db-backup.sql
Will generate files like : 2018-01-01_13-50.db-backup.sql. You can adapt this to whatever exact format you want (but you should avoid using special characters such as :).
If you want to compress the file on the fly :
mysqldump -u yourusername -h yourusername.mysql.pythonanywhere-services.com 'yourusername$dbname' | gzip > `date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M"`.db-backup.sql.gz
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This should do it :
mysqldump -u yourusername -h yourusername.mysql.pythonanywhere-services.com 'yourusername$dbname' > `date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M"`.db-backup.sql
Will generate files like : 2018-01-01_13-50.db-backup.sql. You can adapt this to whatever exact format you want (but you should avoid using special characters such as :).
If you want to compress the file on the fly :
mysqldump -u yourusername -h yourusername.mysql.pythonanywhere-services.com 'yourusername$dbname' | gzip > `date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M"`.db-backup.sql.gz
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This should do it :
mysqldump -u yourusername -h yourusername.mysql.pythonanywhere-services.com 'yourusername$dbname' > `date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M"`.db-backup.sql
Will generate files like : 2018-01-01_13-50.db-backup.sql. You can adapt this to whatever exact format you want (but you should avoid using special characters such as :).
If you want to compress the file on the fly :
mysqldump -u yourusername -h yourusername.mysql.pythonanywhere-services.com 'yourusername$dbname' | gzip > `date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M"`.db-backup.sql.gz
This should do it :
mysqldump -u yourusername -h yourusername.mysql.pythonanywhere-services.com 'yourusername$dbname' > `date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M"`.db-backup.sql
Will generate files like : 2018-01-01_13-50.db-backup.sql. You can adapt this to whatever exact format you want (but you should avoid using special characters such as :).
If you want to compress the file on the fly :
mysqldump -u yourusername -h yourusername.mysql.pythonanywhere-services.com 'yourusername$dbname' | gzip > `date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M"`.db-backup.sql.gz
answered Jan 1 at 23:50
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You can use $() and date.
mysqldump -u yourusername -h yourusername.mysql.pythonanywhere-services.com 'yourusername$dbname' > "$(date +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S).db-backup.sql"
The format specifiers of your date might vary, refer the man page for details.
answered Jan 1 at 23:51
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You can use $() and date.
mysqldump -u yourusername -h yourusername.mysql.pythonanywhere-services.com 'yourusername$dbname' > "$(date +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S).db-backup.sql"
The format specifiers of your date might vary, refer the man page for details.
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You can use $() and date.
mysqldump -u yourusername -h yourusername.mysql.pythonanywhere-services.com 'yourusername$dbname' > "$(date +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S).db-backup.sql"
The format specifiers of your date might vary, refer the man page for details.
answered Jan 1 at 23:51
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You can use $() and date.
mysqldump -u yourusername -h yourusername.mysql.pythonanywhere-services.com 'yourusername$dbname' > "$(date +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S).db-backup.sql"
The format specifiers of your date might vary, refer the man page for details.
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