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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, osx]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# base64

> Encode and decode using Base64 representation.
> More information: <https://keith.github.io/xcode-man-pages/base64.1.html>.

- Encode a file:

`base64 --input={{plain_file}}`

- Decode a file:

`base64 --decode --input={{base64_file}}`

- Encode from `stdin`:

`echo -n "{{plain_text}}" | base64`

- Decode from `stdin`:

`echo -n {{base64_text}} | base64 --decode`
