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Decode a base64 string back to plain text.

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Section: Strings and Formatting

Base64-decode string

bash
bash
echo '"aGVsbG8gd29ybGQ="' | jq -r '@base64d'
Explanation

Input must be a JSON string containing base64 data.

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