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basenc — Encode or decode file or `stdin` using a specified encoding, to `stdout`. More information: <https:/

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Problem

How to use the basenc command: Encode or decode file or stdin using a specified encoding, to stdout. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/basenc-invocation.html>.

Solution

basenc — Encode or decode file or stdin using a specified encoding, to stdout. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/basenc-invocation.html>.

Encode a file with base64 encoding:

basenc --base64 {{path/to/file}}

Decode a file with base64 encoding:

basenc {{[-d|--decode]}} --base64 {{path/to/file}}

Encode from stdin with base32 encoding with 42 columns:

{{command}} | basenc --base32 {{[-w|--wrap]}} 42

Encode from stdin with base32 encoding:

{{command}} | basenc --base32

Code Snippets

Encode a file with base64 encoding

basenc --base64 {{path/to/file}}

Decode a file with base64 encoding

basenc {{[-d|--decode]}} --base64 {{path/to/file}}

Encode from `stdin` with base32 encoding with 42 columns

{{command}} | basenc --base32 {{[-w|--wrap]}} 42

Encode from `stdin` with base32 encoding

{{command}} | basenc --base32

Context

tldr-pages: common/basenc

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