#!/bin/bash

# Create a base64 data URI from an image and copy it to clipboard.
# Uses OpenSSL to create the base64 representation.

the_mimetype=$(file -bN --mime-type "$1")
the_content=$(openssl base64 < "$1" | tr -d '\n')

# Use printf instead of echo to avoid the ending newline
printf "data:$the_mimetype;base64,$the_content" | pbcopy