Command base64
This command is part of the posix extensions and needs to be imported to be available to the shell.
See Posix Commands
Name
base64 encodes or decodes files to/from base64Synopsis
base64 [options] [file]Options
| -w,-wrap | Wraps lines at 76 chars |
| -d,-decode | Decodes base64 (default, encode) |
Description
Without -d, base64 encodes file (or stdin if no file specified) to base64 encoding and writes to stdout.
-w or -wrap specifies to wrap lines at 76 characters (encode only)
-d or -decode decodes instead of encodes and accepts either raw or wrapped base64 as input, and outputs the decoded file on stdout.
Example
echo Hello | base64
Result
SGVsbG8NCg==
echo Hello | base64 | base64 -d
Result
Hello
base64 file.dat > file.b64
Return Value
Returns 0 if the command executed successfully, 1 if there was an error.Commands
CategoryCommands
CommandsPosix
