1BASE64(1) User Commands BASE64(1)
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6 base64 - base64 encode/decode data and print to standard output
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9 base64 [OPTION]... [FILE]
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12 Base64 encode or decode FILE, or standard input, to standard output.
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14 With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
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19 -d, --decode
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23 when decoding, ignore non-alphabet characters
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26 wrap encoded lines after COLS character (default 76). Use 0 to
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29 --help display this help and exit
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34 The data are encoded as described for the base64 alphabet in RFC 4648.
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40 Written by Simon Josefsson.
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43 GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
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47 Copyright © 2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU
48 GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
49 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
50 There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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53 Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/base64>
54 or available locally via: info '(coreutils) base64 invocation'
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58GNU coreutils 8.31 March 2019 BASE64(1)