bx base16 decode

Convert a Base16 value to binary data.

$ bx base16-decode --help

Usage: bx base16-decode [-h] [--config VALUE] [BASE16]

Info: Convert a Base16 value to binary data.

Options (named):

-c [--config]        The path to the configuration settings file.
-h [--help]          Get a description and instructions for this command.

Arguments (positional):

BASE16               The Base16 value to decode as binary data. If not
                     specified the value is read from STDIN.

This command is a simple hexadecimal decoder.

Hexadecimal is not case sensitive. In other words the letter F and the f are the same value.

The output of this command is not "printable" and can therefore produce unexpected results when piped into another command.

See also base16-encode.

Example 1

$ bx base16-decode 5361746f736869204e616b616d6f746f

Satoshi Nakamoto

Example 2

upper case encoding

$ bx base16-decode 5361746F736869204E616b616d6F746F

Satoshi Nakamoto

Example 3

FIPS 180-2 SHA-1 Vector A

$ bx base16-decode 616263

abc

Example 4

FIPS 180-2 SHA-1 Vector B

$ bx base16-decode 6162636462636465636465666465666765666768666768696768696a68696a6b696a6b6c6a6b6c6d6b6c6d6e6c6d6e6f6d6e6f706e6f7071

abcdbcdecdefdefgefghfghighijhijkijkljklmklmnlmnomnopnopq

Example 5

pipe commands, round trip

$ bx base16-encode "Satoshi Nakamoto" | bx base16-decode

5361746f736869204e616b616d6f746f
Satoshi Nakamoto