Convert An Image To base64 On The Command Line

Use the [TODO: Code shorthand span ] command with the [TODO: Code shorthand span ] operator to convert an image to base64 and save the string in a file :

bash

base64 IMAGE_FILE.jpg > OUTPUT.txt

You can also export it into an environmental variable for use in other scripts

bash

export IMAGE_STRING=$(base64 IMAGE_FILE.jpg)
echo $IMAGE_STRING