base256(1) – Encode and decode data in base 256

Command-line utility for encoding and decoding arbitrary binary data to and from easily typed words from the EFF autocomplete-friendly wordlist.

I actually wanted to use base 1296, because there are a total of 1296 words in the wordlist, but I soon realized that base 256 was far more convenient, since base 256 corresponds to a single whole byte.

Usage

base256 [-d | --decode] base256 -h | --help base256 -V | --version

Reads from stdin and writes to stdout.

Options

-d, --decode Decode data (default action is to encode data).

-h, --help Show help and exit.

-V, --version Print version information and exit.

See also

• pgen(1)