Section (1) base64
Name
base64 — base64 encode/decode data and print to standard output
Synopsis
base64 [OPTION...] [FILE]
DESCRIPTION
Base64 encode or decode FILE, or standard input, to standard output.
With no FILE, or when FILE is −, read standard input.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
−d,−−decode-
decode data
−i,−−ignore−garbage-
when decoding, ignore non−alphabet characters
−w,−−wrap=COLS/-
wrap encoded lines after COLS character (default 76). Use 0 to disable line wrapping
−−help-
display this help and exit
−−version-
output version information and exit
The data are encoded as described for the base64 alphabet
in RFC 4648. When decoding, the input may contain newlines in
addition to the bytes of the formal base64 alphabet. Use
−−ignore−garbage to attempt
to recover from any other non−alphabet bytes in the
encoded stream.
REPORTING BUGS
GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>
SEE ALSO
Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/base64>
or available locally via: info _zsingle_quotesz_(coreutils) base64 invocation_zsingle_quotesz_
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