database:dump

Dump structure and contents of a database

drupal database:dump [arguments] [options]
dbdu

Option	Details
--file	The filename for your database backup
--gz	Pass this option if you want the sql result file gzipped
--exclude-cache	commands.database.dump.options.exclude.cache

Argument	Details
database	Database key from settings.php
target	Database target from settings.php

Dump default database or the one specified on the argument

drupal database:dump \
  <database>

Dump in gz compressed format

drupal database:dump \
  --gz