copy database structure without data in mysql (with empty tables)

Question

Is there any way to copy database structure without data in MySQL, so the new database will be the same as it is copied from, but with empty tables.

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Answer 1

mysqldump -d is not enough because in TRIGGERS, PROCEDURES etc. you can have references like 'old_db'.tb_name that must be replaced with 'new_db'.tb_name

# ./db_clone.sh  old_db  new_db

I use a file /root/.mysqlcnx with credentials (instead of using -u root -pPass)

[client]
user = root # or powerfull_user with GRANTS 
password = pass_string
host = localhost

and the following script to clone a database [ experiment it on a virtual machine for confidence ]

#!/bin/bash

if [ $# -lt 2 ]; then
   echo "syntax:\n.\db_clone.sh source_db_name target_db_name [--drop]\n"
exit 1
fi

    # checking target database $2 exits
tg_db=$(mysql --defaults-extra-file=~/.mysqlcnx -s -N -e "SELECT count(*)>0 FROM 
         information_schema.SCHEMATA where SCHEMA_NAME='${2}'")
if [ $tg_db = '1' ]; then
    # checking target database has tables
    tg_tb=$(mysql --defaults-extra-file=~/.mysqlcnx -s -N -e " SELECT count(*) > 0 
            FROM information_schema.TABLES WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA='${2}'")
  if [ $tg_tb = '1' ]; then
     if [ $# -eq 3 ] && [ "$3" = '--drop' ]; then
        echo "TYPE 'YES' (case sensitive) TO OVERRIDE"
        read opt # request confirmation 
        if [ "$opt" != "YES" ]; then
            echo "OPERATION CANCELED!"
            exit 1
        fi
     else
       printf "DATABASE \"${2}\" EXISTS AND HAS TABLES\nUSE --drop as 3rd arg to override!\n"
       exit 1
     fi
  fi
else 
  mysql --defaults-extra-file=~/.mysqlcnx -e "CREATE DATABASE \`${2}\`" 
fi

echo "CREATING ${2}"
mysqldump --defaults-extra-file=~/.mysqlcnx -d $1 | # dump source
sed "s/\`${1}\`\./\`${2}\`\./g" |  #  solving `source_db`.tb_name       
sed 's/AUTO_INCREMENT=[0-9]\+/''/g' | # solving  AUTO_INCREMENT=1
mysql --defaults-extra-file=~/.mysqlcnx $2  # populating target_db 
echo "DONE"

NOTE: someone that knows bash better please correct me if necessary