base64.1 revision 1.4
$NetBSD: base64.1,v 1.4 2021/08/28 10:29:15 christos Exp $
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.Dd August 28, 2021 .Dt BASE64 1 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm base64 .Nd base64 encode/decode data into the standard output .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Op Fl di .Op Fl w Ar wrap .Op Ar .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm reads from the standard input or from each file argument, and encodes or decodes data based on the base64 scheme described in RFC 3548 into the standard output.
Copyright (c) 2018 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
All rights reserved.
This code is derived from software contributed to The NetBSD Foundation
by Christos Zoulas.
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documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
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``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE FOUNDATION OR CONTRIBUTORS
BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.Dd August 28, 2021 .Dt BASE64 1 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm base64 .Nd base64 encode/decode data into the standard output .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Op Fl di .Op Fl w Ar wrap .Op Ar .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm reads from the standard input or from each file argument, and encodes or decodes data based on the base64 scheme described in RFC 3548 into the standard output.
p
The following options are available:
l -tag -width XXXXXXX t Fl d Decode the input instead of encoding it.
t Fl i Ignore non-base64 characters when decoding. (not implemented)
t Fl w Ar wrap Wrap lines longer than
.Ar wrap
characters using a newline.
The default number of characters is 76.
0 disables wrapping.
.El
.Sh EXIT STATUS
.Nm
exits with 0 if there was no error and non-zero if it could not encode or
decode, printing an error message.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr b64_ntop 3 ,
.Xr b64_pton 3
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
command first appeared on
Linux ?, MacOS/X ?, and
.Nx 9 .
.Sh AUTHORS
.An Christos Zoulas