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+# base64
+
+> Encode or decode file or standard input to/from Base64, to standard output.
+
+- Encode a file:
+
+`base64 {{filename}}`
+
+- Decode a file:
+
+`base64 -d {{filename}}`
+
+- Encode from `stdin`:
+
+`{{somecommand}} | base64`
+
+- Decode from `stdin`:
+
+`{{somecommand}} | base64 -d`