Any ideas?
SELECT * INTO OUTFILE \'/home/myacnt/docs/mysqlCSVtest.csv\' FIELDS TERMINATED BY \',\' OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY \'*\' LINES TERMINATED BY \'\\n\'
Honestly I didnt bother to deal with the grants and this worked even without the privileges:
echo "select * from employee" | mysql --host=HOST --port=PORT --user=UserName --password=Password DATABASE.SCHEMA > output.txt