---
name: "base64-encode"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mime-codecs"
version: "7.19-4"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/base64-encode"
---

# base64-encode(1)

Fast Base 64 encoder

## NAME

base64-encode - Fast Base 64 encoder

## SYNOPSIS

**base64-encode** \<  *input* \>  *base64-encoded output*

## DESCRIPTION

The **base64-encode** utility takes arbitrary data on the standard input and converts it to BASE64 data on standard output. UNIX's newline convention is used, i.e. one ASCII control-j (10 decimal).

This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

## OPTIONS

**base64-encode** does not take any arguments or options.

## BUGS

None known.

## SEE ALSO

*base64-decode (1)*

## AUTHORS

**base64-encode** was written by Kyle Jones. and placed by him into the public domain. This manual page was written by Manoj Srivastava \<srivasta@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system.