The use of brackets in MySQL password

Question

I'm trying to use mysqldump to take a snapshot of my database, however the root password has brackets in and is causing me issues. As far as I knew, I could surround the password with [] in order for it to work but I still have an issue.

What's the correct way to format this?

mysqldump -u root -p[(pwdwithbrackets)] databasename > file.sql
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('

Answer 1

Use shell escape techniques:

-p\(pwdwithbrackets\)

... or:

'-p(pwdwithbrackets)'