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

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:

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.