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Is it possible just to view the current stored backups on the server from the command line using the mysqldump command? If so, how would I go about doing this?

Answer 1

When you run a mysqldump command, the output is usually redirected to a file, like so:

mysqldump -ppassword database > /path/to/file

If you run the command this way, then you can see the current stored files simply by listing the directory where you are storing them.

Answer 2

The mysqldump command is mostly use to dump the MySQL database to a .sql file. Using the Terminal (aka shell) you would use commands such as 'ls' to locate a file and 'less' to view the .sql file if that's what you are after.