
base64:tldr:e841b
base64: Decode from `stdin`.
$ ${somecommand} | base64 --decode
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This command takes the output of the command ${somecommand}
and pipes it (|
) to the base64 --decode
command.
${somecommand}
refers to some command or variable which produces a base64-encoded output. The pipe symbol (|
) is a way to redirect the output of one command to another command as input.
The base64 --decode
command is used to decode base64-encoded data. It takes the base64-encoded input from the previous command and decodes it back into its original form.
In summary, this command is used to decode base64-encoded data that is produced as output by ${somecommand}
.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.