https://github.com/aks-/base-256

encode and decode base256 encoding as gnu-tar does
https://github.com/aks-/base-256

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encode and decode base256 encoding as gnu-tar does

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/aks-/base-256
• Owner: aks-
• License: mit
• Created: 2018-04-20T09:15:54.000Z (about 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2018-05-02T11:21:37.000Z (about 8 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-06-01T20:45:31.274Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: gnu-tar, tar
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 27.3 KB
• Stars: 10
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# base-256

encode and decode base256 encoding  as gnu-tar does (supported range is -9007199254740991 to 9007199254740991).

```

npm install base-256

```

[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/aks-/base-256.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/aks-/base-256)

## How it is different than buffer.writeInt32BE

It's a variable length encoding.

## Usage

``` js

const { encode, decode } = require('base-256')

const buf = new Buffer(12)

encode(buf, 2147483647)

// buf here is