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# base64
> Encode or decode file or standard input to/from Base64, to standard output.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/base64>.
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- Encode the contents of a file as base64 and write the result to `stdout`:
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`base64 {{path/to/file}}`
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- Decode the base64 contents of a file and write the result to `stdout`:
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`base64 --decode {{path/to/file}}`
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- Encode from `stdin`:
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`{{somecommand}} | base64`
- Decode from `stdin`:
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`{{somecommand}} | base64 --decode`