basenc:tldr:b493c

basenc: Encode from `stdin` with base32 encoding with 42 columns.

${command}

$ ${command} | basenc --base32 -w42

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This command uses the output of the ${command} and pipes it into the basenc command with certain options.

${command}: This is a placeholder for any command that generates some output. It could be any command that produces text output, such as echo, cat, or others.
|: This is the pipe operator, which allows the output of one command to be used as the input for another command.
basenc: This is a command-line tool that encodes or decodes data using various base encoding schemes.
--base32: This option specifies that the encoding scheme to be used is base32. Base32 is a binary-to-text encoding method that represents binary data using a 32-character set (A-Z and 2-7).
-w42: This option specifies the line width of the output. In this case, it sets the line width to 42 characters. This means that the encoded output will be wrapped to a new line every 42 characters.

So, the command takes the output of ${command}, encodes it in base32 using the basenc tool, and displays the result with a line width of 42 characters.

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.

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