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Created December 8, 2017 17:45
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encode/decode strings to/from base64 on the terminal
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encode-decode-base64
// Encode
echo -n 'username:password' | openssl base64
// dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=
// Decode
echo `echo dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ= | base64 --decode`
// username:password
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