* **base64 encode:**
This example is for encoding a username and password (You would replace username and password with the actual username and password):
`echo -n 'username:password' | base64`
* **base64 decode**
This example is decoding the username and password example above. It can be used to decode any base64 encoded text:
`echo 'dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=' | base64 -D`