User login |
base64 (1)
BASE64(1) User Commands BASE64(1)
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 bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the
terms of the GNU General Public License
<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. 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 base64
should give you access to the complete manual.
GNU coreutils 6.9 October 2008 BASE64(1)
|