BASE64(1)                        User Commands
BASE64(1)



NNAAMMEE
       base64 - base64 encode/decode data and print to
       standard output

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       bbaassee6644 [_O_P_T_I_O_N] [_F_I_L_E]

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       Base64 encode or decode FILE, or standard input,
       to standard output.

       --ww, ----wwrraapp=_C_O_L_S
              Wrap  encoded lines after COLS character
              (default 76).  Use 0 to disable line wrapping.

       --dd, ----ddeeccooddee
              Decode data.

       --ii, ----iiggnnoorree--ggaarrbbaaggee
              When decoding, ignore non-alphabet characters.

       ----hheellpp Display this help and exit.

       ----vveerrssiioonn
              Output version information and exit.

       With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

       The data are encoded as described for the
       base64 alphabet in RFC  3548.  Decoding
       require  compliant  input by default, use
       ----iiggnnoorree--ggaarrbbaaggee to
       attempt to recover from non-alphabet characters (such
       as  newlines)  in the encoded stream.

AAUUTTHHOORR
       Written by Simon Josefsson.

RREEPPOORRTTIINNGG BBUUGGSS
       Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

CCOOPPYYRRIIGGHHTT
       Copyright © 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This  is  free  software.   You may redistribute
       copies of it under the terms      of      the
       GNU      General       Public       License
       <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.   There  is
       NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       The full documentation for bbaassee6644
       is maintained as  a  Texinfo  manual.  If  the
       iinnffoo  and bbaassee6644 programs are
       properly installed at your site, the command

              iinnffoo bbaassee6644

       should give you access to the complete manual.



base64 6.7                       December 2006
BASE64(1)
