base64Encode or decode a base64 string
An optional builtin to encode or decode a base64 string.
<stdin> -> base64 -> <stdout>
<stdin> -> !base64 -> <stdout>» out "Hello, World!" -> base64
SGVsbG8sIFdvcmxkIQo=» out "SGVsbG8sIFdvcmxkIQo=" -> !base64
Hello, World!base64 is very simplistic - particularly when compared
to its GNU coreutil (for example) counterpart. If you want to use the
base64 binary on Linux or similar platforms then you will
need to launch with the exec builtin:
» out "Hello, World!" -> exec base64
SGVsbG8sIFdvcmxkIQo=
» out "SGVsbG8sIFdvcmxkIQo=" -> exec base64 -d
Hello, World!However for simple tasks this builtin will out perform external tools because it doesn’t require the OS fork processes.
base64!base64esccli): Escapes an array so output is valid shell
codeeschtml): Encode or decodes text for HTMLescurl): Encode or decodes text for the URLescape): Escape or unescape input!bz2: Decompress a bz2
filegz: Compress or
decompress a gzip fileThis document was generated from builtins/optional/encoders/base64_doc.yaml.
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