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UGU: Unix Guru Universe - Unix Tip #4074- April  7, 2012
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 Unix Tip #4074- April  7, 2012
 
GEEK DECODER RING  
  
Ever want to sneek some not  
quite politically correct  
witticism or other thought  
past the "non-technical"?  
Or maybe you just want to  
un[en|de]code bits, hex or  
uu text (boring, but more  
practical).  
  
Here's some simple perl  
code you can use for a  
geek/nerd/dweeb "decoder  
ring":  
  
ENCODE INTO BITS, HEX, UU:  
  
perl -ne'$b=unpack("b*",$_);@l=$b=~/.{0,56}/g;  
print(join("\n",@l))' <
Tron rules!  
RM  
  
Just change the "b*" to "h*"  
for hexidecimal or "u*" for  
uuencoding.  
  
DECODE FROM BITS, HEX, UU:  
  
perl -ne'chomp;$a.=pack"b*",$_;END{print"\n$a\n\n"}'<
00101010010011101111011001110110000001000100111010101110  
00110110101001101100111010000100  
RM  
  
I include my favorite  
messages that I otherwise  
might not write out in clear  
text in my signature file along  
with the decoder code.  It's  
enough to scare away most. But,  
I've found those technically  
superior types get more of a  
kick out of "decoding" (cut  
and paste to UNIX/LINUX  
command line) the message  
during their more productive  
moments.  ;-)  
  
  
This tip generously supported by: rmuhle@tuxzone.net  
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