Re: [Help-bash] How to prevent parameters being interpreted in pipe?

[Patrick Schleizer]

That doesn't work either.

printf -- "%s\n" "-e test" | base64 -d
base64: invalid input

Matthew Cengia:
> Don't use echo; use printf with -- as an argument:
> 
> printf -- '%s\n" "-e test"
> 
> On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 6:55 AM, Patrick Schleizer <
> address@hidden> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> code talks. :)
>>
>> works:
>> echo "test" | base64 -d
>>
>> works:
>> echo "--INVALID something" | grep thing
>>
>> Let's assume the input would be different.
>>
>> does not work:
>> echo "-e test" | base64 -d
>>
>> Why works base64 different?
>>
>> How to prevent interpreting "-e" as parameter? I.e. how to have it
>> interpreter as string?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Patrick
>>
>>
> 
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