Linux base64 Command

In this tutorial we learn how to use base64 commmand in Linux. base64 command is base64 - base64 encode/decode data and print to standard output
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What is Linux base64 Command?

In this tutorial we learn how to use base64 command in Linux. base64 command is base64 - base64 encode/decode data and print to standard output

base64 Syntax

       base64 [OPTION]... [FILE]

base64 Examples

base64 Command Manual / Help

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of base64 command.

base64 command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for base64 command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man base64

To open info page for base64 command we can use command below.

info base64

To open help page from base64 command we can run command below.

base64 --help

Linux base64 Command Source Code

You can find base64 command source code from the folowing repositories:

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to use base64 in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.