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base64

Encode or decode file or stdin to/from Base64, to stdout. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/base64.
  • Encode the contents of a file as base64 and write the result to stdout:
    base64 {{path/to/file}}
  • Decode the base64 contents of a file and write the result to stdout:
    base64 --decode {{path/to/file}}
  • Encode from stdin:
    {{somecommand}} | base64
  • Decode from stdin:
    {{somecommand}} | base64 --decode

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