Linux base64 Command

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:

• base64 source code on GitHub
• base64 source code on GNU Savannah cgit
• base64 source code on GNU Savannah gitweb

Related Linux Commands#

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

• Linux w Command
• Linux id Command
• Linux who Command

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.