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diff --git a/libraries/libb64/README b/libraries/libb64/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..13f621dacf --- /dev/null +++ b/libraries/libb64/README @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +libb64 is a library of ANSI C routines for fast encoding/decoding data into and +from a base64-encoded format. C++ wrappers are included, as well as the source +code for standalone encoding and decoding executables. + +Base64 uses a subset of displayable ASCII characters, and is therefore a useful +encoding for storing binary data in a text file, such as XML, or sending binary +data over text-only email. |