base64

Overview

base64 command-line tool encodes and decodes base64 strings.

Implementation is compatible with RFC 2045 .

Syntax

base64 <filename | text> <-command> [-o:filename] [-l:0] [-silent]

Commands

-e command encodes text

-d command decodes text

-ef command encodes file

-df command decodes file

Options

-o writes output to given file

-l sets max base64 line length (default is 76); use 0 to avoid new lines

-silent shows no error messages; please check exit code

Exit codes

0 - conversion succeeded

1 - conversion failed

-1 - invalid command line syntax

Examples

base64 "Строка текста" -e -silent
base64 filename.txt -df -o:filename.txt -l:0