BACKUP TABLE table_name[,table_name...] TO '/backup/directory'
Description: Copies files containing the information required for rebuilding a table or tables to the backup directory whose path is given by /backup/directory. Copies the minimum .frm and .MYD files, not the index file. Returns a table resultset with the status after running the command.
Limitations: MyISAM tables
See also: RESTORE TABLE
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