BASE32(1)

✨ BASE32(1) ✨

okay so this is base32, from the General Commands Manual section ofc, and bestie it is literally about to become your new fave little encoder. 💖

🌸 NAME 🌸

base32 — encode/decode data and print to standard output With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

The data are encoded as described for the base32 alphabet in RFC 4648. When decoding, the input may contain newlines in addition to the bytes of the formal base32 alphabet. Use --ignore-garbage to attempt to recover from any other non-alphabet bytes in the encoded stream. 🦋

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

base32 [OPTION]... [FILE]

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

so like, base32 encodes/decodes data and prints it to standard output. With no FILE, or when FILE is -, it reads standard input. icon behavior honestly. 👑

The data are encoded as described for the base32 alphabet in RFC 4648. When decoding, the input may contain newlines in addition to the bytes of the formal base32 alphabet — so newlines are chill, not garbage. Use --ignore-garbage to attempt to recover from any other non-alphabet bytes in the encoded stream. periodt. ✨

🔥 OPTIONS 🔥

• -d, --decode — decode data (yes bestie, it goes both ways 💫)
• -i, --ignore-garbage — when decoding, ignore non-alphabetic characters. the literal "ignore the haters" flag 🫶
• -w, --wrap <COLS> — wrap encoded lines after COLS character (default 76, 0 to disable wrapping)
• -h, --help — Print help
• -V, --version — Print version
• [file] — the file, if you have one 💜

⭐ VERSION ⭐

v(uutils coreutils) 0.12.0

and that's the whole vibe check, bestie — slay responsibly, keep your streams encoded, and remember: newlines are always welcome at the party 🎀💖✨

— uutils coreutils 0.12.0, dated 2026-09-17, mwah 💋