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Date: 2008apr16
Level: Beginner
OS: Linux

Q.  How do I decode a base64-encoded file?

A.  Use the base64 command like this:

	base64 -d in.b64  > out.jpg

Where in.b64 is the file you want to decode
and out.jpg will be the result.

This is easier than using uudecode.
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