error 1064(42000) while trying to execute mysqldump command [duplicate]

mysqldump is a command you invoke at the shell prompt, not within the mysql client environment.

mysql> exit$ mysqldump --all-databases > dump.sql

mysql sql shell mysqldump

You must execute that command from the system shell, don't forget to use username and password to access all databases, example:

mysqldump -u root -p --all-databases > dump.sql

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