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base64

Encode or decode file or stdin to/from base64, to stdout or another file. More information: https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=base64.

  • Encode a file to stdout:

base64 {{[-i|--input]}} {{path/to/file}}

  • Encode a file to the specified output file:

base64 {{[-i|--input]}} {{path/to/input_file}} {{[-o|--output]}} {{path/to/output_file}}

  • Wrap encoded output at a specific width (0 disables wrapping):

base64 {{[-b|--break]}} {{0|76|...}} {{path/to/file}}

  • Decode a file to stdout:

base64 {{[-d|--decode]}} {{[-i|--input]}} {{path/to/file}}

  • Encode from stdin to stdout:

{{command}} | base64

  • Decode from stdin to stdout:

{{command}} | base64 {{[-d|--decode]}}