## Name base64 - encode and decode to base64 ## Synopsis ```**sh $ base64 [-d|--decode] [file] ``` ## Description `base64` encodes or decodes to base64 the data in file `file` or from stdin if file is not specified or file is `-`. ## Options * `-d|--decode`: Decode data ## Examples ```sh # base64 encode the text 'foo' $ echo 'A' | base64 # base64 encode the content of foo.txt $ base64 hi.txt # base64 decode the text 'Zm9v' $ echo 'Zm9v' | base64 -d # base64 decode the content of foo.txt $ base64 -d foo.txt ```