MySQL backup database

Question

I tried to backup the database from my mysql server.

I am using MYSQL 5.5.

I used the following Command to backup the database.

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Answer 1

$ mysqldump -uroot -padmin project > project.sql

Answer 2

Unable to comment on the answer by @Thanga so posting it separately.

There should be a space between -u and root. Likewise for -p and admin. So the command would look like:

mysqldump -u root -p admin project