title: Can I get a dump of all my databases *except one* using mysqldump?
body: <p>I'm currently using mySQLdump to backup my dev machine and servers.</p>
  
  <p>There is one project I just started, however, that has a HUUUUUGE database that I don't really need backed up, and i'll be a big problem to add it to the rest of the backup cycle.</p>
  
  <p>I'm currently doing this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>"c:\Program Files\mysql\MySQL Server 5.1\bin\mysqldump" -u root -pxxxxxx --all-databases &gt; g:\backups\MySQL\mysqlbackup.sql
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Is it possible to somehow specify "except this database(s)"?</p>
  
  <p>I wouldn't like to have to specify the list of DBs manually, since that would mean that I'd have to remember updating my backup batch file every time I create a new DB, and I know that's not gonna happen.</p>
  
  <p>EDIT: As you probably guessed from my command line above, i'm doing this on Windows, so I can't do any kind of fancy bash stuff, only wimpy .bat things.</p>
  
  <p>Alternatively, if you have other ideas to solve this same issue, they are more than welcome, of course!</p>