base64 (version 1.1)

encode: Encode a file in Base64 format

Description

Encode a file in Base64 format

Usage

encode(input, output = tempfile(), linesize = 72L)

Arguments

input

input file

output

output file

linesize

number of characters per line in output file

Value

• nothing. used for the side effect of writing the output file

References

This is based on the Base64 code available at http://base64.sourceforge.net/ Base 64 page at wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base64

See Also

decode for the reversed operation