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Quickly encode a file in ruby to base64
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require 'base64' | |
# Open the file you wish to encode | |
data = File.open('/Users/bkenny/Desktop/d3cce16ee41411e296c022000a1f980f_101.mp4').read | |
# Encode the puppy | |
encoded = Base64.encode64(data) | |
# Spit it out into one continous string | |
puts encoded.gsub(/\n/,"") |
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You could just use the following, to save the last step:
See reference for
strict_encode64
https://ruby-doc.org/stdlib-2.4.1/libdoc/base64/rdoc/Base64.html#method-i-strict_encode64Note: this means no new lines are added ;)