tecnologer / file2base64

Converts any type of file to base64 string.

File Converter to Base64

Converts any type of file to base64 string.

How to use it?

file2Base64 <file_input> [-o <output_file>] [-v] [-t]

• file_input: Path of the file to be converted to base64. (required)
• -o: Path of the output file (optional)
• -t: Flag to indicate if the result will include the type of the file. I.e.: data:image/png;base64,.... (optional, default: true)
• -v: Flag to indicate if the result will be also printed on the console when the output file is specified. (optional, default: true)
• -version: Shows the current version of binary. (optional)

Install

Install on $GOBIN

From Code

make install

From Releases

• Download the version for your OS
• Copy the binary to $GOBIN

NOTE: Don't forget add $GOBIN to $PATH.

Build

• With Makefile: make <OS>, where <OS> can be any of the following options:

  • windows
  • linux
  • darwin

  Makefile also support especify the architecture of the build, only needs set the flag arch with the supported architecture by go:

  make <OS> [arch=<GOARCH>]

  I.e. make linux arch=arm64

• With Go:

  • go build -ldflags "-X main.version=0.0.1" -o "output_path[.exe]"