base64xxd base64 $ echo "cat flag" | base64 # encode Y2F0IGZsYWcK $ echo "Y2F0IGZsYWcK" | base64 -d # decode cat flag xxd $ echo "cat flag"|xxd -p # encode 63617420666c61670a $ echo "63617420666c61670a"|xxd -r -p # decode cat flag