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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# basenc

> Encode or decode file or `stdin` using a specified encoding, to `stdout`.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/basenc>.

- Encode a file with base64 encoding:

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

- Decode a file with base64 encoding:

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

- Encode from `stdin` with base32 encoding with 42 columns:

`{{command}} | basenc --base32 -w42`

- Encode from `stdin` with base32 encoding:

`{{command}} | basenc --base32`
