=== modified file 'bin/fileset.awk'
--- bin/fileset.awk	2015-11-27 18:19:20 +0000
+++ bin/fileset.awk	2014-06-26 14:20:39 +0000
@@ -169,16 +169,6 @@
 			continue
 		}
 
-		# binary, base64; decodes the arguments and changes file content
-		if(cchar ~ /[bB]/) {
-			shellfunc("f 1", crest)
-			content = get_argument(cchar == "B")
-
-			base64_redir = (crest ~ /a/ ? ">>" : ">") fname
-			print_d("base64 "base64_redir" <<<"quoted(content))
-			continue
-		}
-
 		# run shell command
 		if(cchar == "!") {
 			# use as Filter

=== modified file 'bin/fslist'
--- bin/fslist	2015-11-27 18:19:20 +0000
+++ bin/fslist	2014-07-09 19:39:16 +0000
@@ -39,11 +39,6 @@
 : ${print_m:=1}
 : ${print_o:=1}
 : ${print_c:=1}
-if (($+commands[file])) && (($+commands[base64])); then
-	: ${print_b:=1}
-else
-	: ${print_b:=0}
-fi
 
 fnames=( )
 for arg in "${@:-$ROOT}"; do
@@ -90,25 +85,21 @@
 		statement $'l\t'$s[link] $'\t'
 	elif [[ $t == f ]]; then
 		if (($print_c)); then
-			if (($print_b)) && [[ $(file -bi $fname) != text/* ]]; then
-				statement B$'\t'"$(base64 <$fname)" $'\n'
-			else
-				IFS= read -r -d '' content <$fname
-				flags=''
+			IFS= read -r -d '' content <$fname
+			flags=''
+			if [[ $content == *$'\n' ]]; then
+				content=${content%$'\n'}
 				if [[ $content == *$'\n' ]]; then
-					content=${content%$'\n'}
-					if [[ $content == *$'\n' ]]; then
-						# force appending newline
-						flags+=n
-					fi
-				else
-					flags+=N
-				fi
-				if ! (($compact)) || [[ $content == *$'\t'* || $content == *$'\n'* ]]; then
-					statement C$flags$'\t'$content $'\n'
-				else
-					statement c$flags$'\t'$content
-				fi
+					# force appending newline
+					flags+=n
+				fi
+			else
+				flags+=N
+			fi
+			if ! (($compact)) || [[ $content == *$'\t'* || $content == *$'\n'* ]]; then
+				statement C$flags$'\t'$content $'\n'
+			else
+				statement c$flags$'\t'$content
 			fi
 		else
 			statement f