mysql mysqldump这个指令一直报错，连dumpcourse --help都报错了，求指点


mysql> mysqldump -uroot --default-character-set=utf8 course> course.sql;
ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'mysqldump -uroot --default-character-set=utf8 course> course.sql' at line 1
mysql> mysqldump -help;
ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'mysqldump -help' at line 1
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