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How to setup crontab on dedicated server to dump WordPress MySQL database and email it to a Gmail account

I know I can do a mysql dump for my WordPress databases on my dedicated server. But I want to do this automatically, and I want the dump to be emailed to my Gmail account. Is this even possible?
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mysqldump cron not dumping

I am attempting to setup a cron to use mysqldump once a day. There is no output and I cannot see any database usage while watching top. The crontab is: mysqldump [database] -u[user] -p'[password]' ...