mysqldump a read-only database

Last Modified: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:08:20 +0000 ; Created: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:08:20 +0000

mysqldump -u USERNAME -h IP-ADDRESS -pPASSWORD_TOUCHING_ARG --skip-lock-tables DATABASE_NAME

You can also provide just "-p" to be prompted for the password.