mysqldump --skip-comments flag

mysqldump comes with a --skip-comments flag that can be used to exclude comments from the SQL script.

Comments are lines in the SQL script that are preceded by a # or -- and are not executed as part of the script. They are used to add notes or explanations to the script and are often used to document the database schema or the purpose of the script.

To use the --skip-comments flag, you can include it in the mysqldump command when creating a backup. For example:

mysqldump my_app --skip-comments > my_backup.sql

This will create a my_backup.sql SQL file without any comments.

When to use the --skip-comments flag?

The --skip-comments flag can be useful if you want to create a smaller or more concise SQL script, or if you want to exclude explanations or notes from the script.