BASE64(8)               OpenBSD System Manager's Manual              BASE64(8)

NAME
     base64 - encodes / decodes files

SYNOPSIS
     base64 [-ed]

DESCRIPTION
     base64 encodes or decodes a file using the base64 encrypting system de-
     scribed in RFC3548. This implentation of base64 works with stdin and std-
     out. Files are passed with stdin and return result to stdout.

OPTIONS
     -e      Encodes a plain file to base64.

     -d      Decodes a base64 file to plain.

EXAMPLES
     $ base64 -e < plainfile > encodedfile

     Encodes the file 'plainfile' and pipes result to 'encodedfile'.

     $ base64 -d < encodedfile > plainfile

     Decodes the file 'encodedfile' and pipes result to 'plainfile'.

HISTORY
     First version of base64 appeared in 2004.

AUTHORS
     Marcus Glocker marcus@nazgul.ch

OpenBSD 3.4                      Feb 22, 2004                                1