Is a base64 encode/decode tool suitable for coreutils?
I typically use `M-: (base64-encode-string "foo")' in Emacs, but I
have found I often want a command line tool as well. And `echo
foo|base64' is easier to type.
There is a base64 module in gnulib that I think would be suitable for
this. It should probably not read in the entire file in memory,
though.
I'm thinking:
Usage: base64 [OPTION] [FILE]...
Encode binary data using printable characters.
With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
Optional arguments to long options are optional for short options too.
-d, --decode decode data
-w, --wrap[=COLS] wrap encoded lines after COLS character, default 76.
--ignore-garbage when decoding, ignore non-alphabet characters
--help display this help and exit
--version output version information and exit
The data is encoded as described for the base64 alphabet in RFC 3548.
Decoding require compliant input by default, use --ignore-garbage to
attempt to recover from non-alphabet characters (such as newlines) in
the encoded stream.
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
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