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Note that the string you used here is slightly different than the original, as echo adds a trailing newline. The original string without it would be correctly padded as ...ifQ==. In this case, both versions do require padding though.

ilkkachu
– ilkkachu

2021-01-28 19:21:12 +00:00
Commented Jan 28, 2021 at 19:21
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echo -n '{"foo":"bar","baz":"bat"}' | base64 eyJmb28iOiJiYXIiLCJiYXoiOiJiYXQifQ==

Grump
– Grump

2021-02-01 11:23:14 +00:00
Commented Feb 1, 2021 at 11:23
Keep in mind the "input length" referred to is in bytes. If referring to the number of characters, the length should be divisible by 4.

Big McLargeHuge
– Big McLargeHuge

2022-02-24 15:44:48 +00:00
Commented Feb 24, 2022 at 15:44

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