base64

Encode or decode file or stdin to/from base64, to stdout. More information: https://manned.org/base64.

  • Encode a file:

base64 path/to/file

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

base64 -w|–wrap 0|76|… path/to/file

  • Decode a file:

base64 -d|–decode path/to/file

  • Encode from stdin:

command | base64

  • Decode from stdin:

command | base64 -d|–decode