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.
-w, --wrap=COLS
 Wrap encoded lines after COLS character (default 76). Use 0 to disable line wrapping.
-d, --decode
 Decode data.
-i, --ignore-garbage
 When decoding, ignore non-alphabet characters.
--help Display this help and exit.
--version
 Output version information and exit.
With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

The data are encoded as described for the base64 alphabet in RFC 3548. 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.

AUTHOR


Written by Simon Josefsson.

REPORTING BUGS


Report base64 bugs to bug-coreutils@gnu.org GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/> General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>

COPYRIGHT


Copyright © 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO


The full documentation for base64 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and base64 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info coreutils 'base64 invocation'
should give you access to the complete manual.

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