>>> Matthias Apitz <[email protected]> schrieb am 15.01.2014 um 09:20 in
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> I can repeat the given example with:
> 
> $ echo -n 'MTIzNDU2Nzg5MDEyMzQ1Njc4OTAxMjM0' | mmencode -u
> 123456789012345678901234
> 
> but when I run the original string through decode, I get only binary 
> nonsense from:
> 
> echo -n 'MgwfkqCnGu2XUvmW3sNnrZ9pV0TJl/CD' | mmencode -u
> 2
>   §íRùÞÃg-ð

Remember: A byte is 8 bits; any combination. Just count bytes. Maybe this:

echo -n 'MgwfkqCnGu2XUvmW3sNnrZ9pV0TJl/CD' | mmencode -u | hexdump -C

> 
> What I do wrong or what I'm missing here?

All bits are used ;-)

Regards,
Ulrich

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