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NAME

6       Math::Base85 - Perl extension for base 85 numbers, as referenced by RFC
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SYNOPSIS

10         use Math::Base85;
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12         $bigint = from_base85($number);
13         $b85str = to_base85($bigint);
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DESCRIPTION

16       RFC 1924 describes a compact, fixed-size representation of IPv6
17       addresses which uses a base 85 number system.  This module handles some
18       of the uglier details of it.
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20       The base 85 numbers (from 0 to 84) are as follows:
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22           0..9 A..Z a..z ! # $ % & ( ) * + - ; < = > ? @ ^ _ ` { ⎪ } ~
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24       At the moment, there's not much in this module.  But it should be suf‐
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27       This module has a variable called $Math::Base85::base85_digits, which
28       is a string containing the digits of the base 85 alphabet from lowest
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31       Additionally, the following two functions are defined for general use.
32       (They will be exported upon request.)
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from_base85

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to_base85

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AUTHOR

53       Tony Monroe <tmonroe+perl@nog.net>
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SEE ALSO

56       perl(1).
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