diff --git a/pages/common/mysqldump.md b/pages/common/mysqldump.md
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--- a/pages/common/mysqldump.md
+++ b/pages/common/mysqldump.md
@@ -6,8 +6,16 @@
 
 - Create a backup (user will be prompted for a password):
 
-`mysqldump --user {{user}} --password {{database_name}} -r {{path/to/file.sql}}`
+`mysqldump --user {{user}} --password {{database_name}} --result-file={{path/to/file.sql}}`
+
+- Backup a specific table redirecting the output to a file (user will be prompted for a password):
+
+`mysqldump --user {{user}} --password {{database_name}} {{table_name}} > {{path/to/file.sql}}`
 
 - Backup all databases redirecting the output to a file (user will be prompted for a password):
 
 `mysqldump --user {{user}} --password --all-databases > {{path/to/file.sql}}`
+
+- Backup all databases from a remote host, redirecting the output to a file (user will be prompted for a password):
+
+`mysqldump --host={(ip_or_hostname)} --user {{user}} --password --all-databases > ({path/to/file.sql}}`