tldr/pages/osx/base64.md

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base64

Encode and decode using Base64 representation. More information: https://www.unix.com/man-page/osx/1/base64/.

  • Encode a file:

base64 --input={{plain_file}}

  • Decode a file:

base64 --decode --input={{base64_file}}

  • Encode from stdin:

echo -n {{plain_text}} | base64

  • Decode from stdin:

echo -n {{base64_text}} | base64 --decode