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2 .TH BASE64 "1" "March 2007" "GNU coreutils 6.9" "User Commands"
4 base64 \- base64 encode/decode data and print to standard output
7 [\fIOPTION\fR] [\fIFILE\fR]
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11 Base64 encode or decode FILE, or standard input, to standard output.
13 \fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-wrap\fR=\fICOLS\fR
14 Wrap encoded lines after COLS character (default 76).
15 Use 0 to disable line wrapping.
17 \fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-decode\fR
20 \fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-ignore\-garbage\fR
21 When decoding, ignore non\-alphabet characters.
24 Display this help and exit.
27 Output version information and exit.
29 With no FILE, or when FILE is \-, read standard input.
31 The data are encoded as described for the base64 alphabet in RFC 3548.
32 When decoding, the input may contain newlines in addition to the bytes of
33 the formal base64 alphabet. Use \fB\-\-ignore\-garbage\fR to attempt to recover
34 from any other non\-alphabet bytes in the encoded stream.
36 Written by Simon Josefsson.
38 Report bugs to <bug\-coreutils@gnu.org>.
40 Copyright \(co 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
42 This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of
43 the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
44 There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
46 The full documentation for
48 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
52 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
56 should give you access to the complete manual.