code: function db_dump(config, output_paths) {
  
          var cmd;
  
          grunt.file.mkdir(output_paths.dir);
  
  
          // 2) Compile MYSQL cmd via Lo-Dash template string
          var tpl_mysqldump = grunt.template.process(tpls.mysqldump, {
              data: {
                  user: config.user,
                  pass: config.pass,
                  database: config.database,
                  host: config.host
              }
          });
  
  
          // 3) Test whether MYSQL DB is local or whether requires remote access via SSH
          if (typeof config.ssh_host === "undefined") { // it's a local connection
              grunt.log.writeln("Creating DUMP of local database");
              cmd = tpl_mysqldump;
  
          } else { // it's a remote connection
              var tpl_ssh = grunt.template.process(tpls.ssh, {
                  data: {
                      host: config.ssh_host
                  }
              });
              grunt.log.writeln("Creating DUMP of remote database");
  
              cmd = tpl_ssh + " \\ " + tpl_mysqldump;
          }
  
          // Capture output...
          var output = shell.exec(cmd, {silent: true}).output;
  
          // Write output to file using native Grunt methods
          grunt.file.write( output_paths.file, output );
  
          grunt.log.oklns("Database DUMP succesfully exported to: " + output_paths.file);
  
      }
docs: Dumps a MYSQL database to a suitable backup location