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Base84 deserves a place in file names

Quality: 8/10 Relevance: 9/10

Summary

The article explains Base84 as a portable, filesystem-safe encoding for filenames, detailing the alphabet, 5-character grouping, and how it compares to Base64/Base91. It discusses cross-platform constraints (Windows vs Unix), reserved names, and practical guidance for encoding filenames with references to zig-base84 and related projects.

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