NAME
    gcloud sql export bak - export data from a Cloud SQL instance to a BAK file

SYNOPSIS
    gcloud sql export bak INSTANCE URI --database=DATABASE,[DATABASE,...], -d
        DATABASE,[DATABASE,...] [--async] [--bak-type=BAK_TYPE; default="FULL"]
        [--differential-base] [--export-log-end-time=EXPORT_LOG_END_TIME]
        [--export-log-start-time=EXPORT_LOG_START_TIME]
        [--stripe_count=STRIPE_COUNT] [--[no-]striped] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...]

DESCRIPTION
    Export data from a Cloud SQL instance to a Google Cloud Storage bucket as a
    BAK backup file. This is only supported for SQL Server.

EXAMPLES
    To export data from the database my-database in the Cloud SQL instance
    my-instance to a BAK file my-bucket/my-export.bak, run:

        $ gcloud sql export bak my-instance gs://my-bucket/my-export.bak \
            --database=my-database

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
     INSTANCE
        Cloud SQL instance ID.

     URI
        The path to the file in Google Cloud Storage where the export will be
        stored. The URI is in the form gs://bucketName/fileName. If the file
        already exists, the operation fails.

REQUIRED FLAGS
     --database=DATABASE,[DATABASE,...], -d DATABASE,[DATABASE,...]
        Database from which the export is made. Information on requirements can
        be found here:
        https://cloud.google.com/sql/docs/sqlserver/admin-api/v1beta4/instances/export#exportContext.databases

OPTIONAL FLAGS
     --async
        Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to
        complete.

     --bak-type=BAK_TYPE; default="FULL"
        Type of bak file that will be exported, FULL or DIFF. SQL Server only.
        BAK_TYPE must be one of: FULL, DIFF, TLOG.

     --differential-base
        Whether the bak file export can be used as differential base for future
        differential backup. SQL Server only

     --export-log-end-time=EXPORT_LOG_END_TIME
        Optional flag. The end time of the transaction log files that are
        included in the export file. Use this flag to export transaction logs
        for Cloud SQL for SQL Server only. Format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ, UTC
        timezone only.

     --export-log-start-time=EXPORT_LOG_START_TIME
        Optional flag. The start time of the transaction log files that are
        included in the export file. Use this flag to export transaction logs
        for Cloud SQL for SQL Server only. Format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ, UTC
        timezone only.

     --stripe_count=STRIPE_COUNT
        Specifies the number of stripes to use for SQL Server exports.

     --[no-]striped
        Whether SQL Server export should be striped. Use --striped to enable
        and --no-striped to disable.

GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
    These flags are available to all commands: --access-token-file, --account,
    --billing-project, --configuration, --flags-file, --flatten, --format,
    --help, --impersonate-service-account, --log-http, --project, --quiet,
    --trace-token, --user-output-enabled, --verbosity.

    Run $ gcloud help for details.

NOTES
    These variants are also available:

        $ gcloud alpha sql export bak

        $ gcloud beta sql export bak