# base64
> Encode and decode using Base64 representation.
- Encode a file:
`base64 -i {{plain_file}}`
- Decode a file:
`base64 -d -i {{base64_file}}`
- Encode from stdin:
`echo -n {{plain_text}} | base64`
- Decode from stdin:
`echo -n {{base64_text}} | base64 -D`