<h2 id="heading-encode-inline">Encode inline</h2>
<pre><code class="lang-sh"><span class="hljs-built_in">echo</span> -n <span class="hljs-string">'Hello World!'</span> | base64
</code></pre>
<h2 id="heading-encode-file-into-file">Encode file (into file)</h2>
<pre><code class="lang-sh">base64 ~/.bashrc &gt; encoded-file.txt
</code></pre>
<pre><code class="lang-sh">cat ~/.bashrc | base64 &gt; encoded-file.txt
</code></pre>
<h2 id="heading-decode-inline">Decode inline</h2>
<pre><code class="lang-sh"><span class="hljs-built_in">echo</span> -n <span class="hljs-string">"SGVsbG8gV29ybGQh"</span> | base64 -d
</code></pre>
<h2 id="heading-decode-file-into-file">Decode file (into file)</h2>
<pre><code class="lang-sh">base64 -d encoded-file.txt &gt; decoded-file.txt
</code></pre>
<pre><code class="lang-sh">cat encoded-file.txt | base64 -d &gt; decoded-file.txt
</code></pre>



## Encode inline

```sh
echo -n 'Hello World!' | base64
```

## Encode file (into file)

```sh
base64 ~/.bashrc > encoded-file.txt
```

```sh
cat ~/.bashrc | base64 > encoded-file.txt
```

## Decode inline

```sh
echo -n "SGVsbG8gV29ybGQh" | base64 -d
```

## Decode file (into file)

```sh
base64 -d encoded-file.txt > decoded-file.txt
```

```sh
cat encoded-file.txt | base64 -d > decoded-file.txt
```

Babak K. Shandiz's Blog

Babak K. Shandiz's Blog

Living in the Shell #1; base64

Encode inline

Encode file (into file)

Decode inline

Decode file (into file)