Merge pull request #357 from brianredbeard/b64-cli-errata

docs: Clarify use of the base64 utility
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johndmulhausen
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@@ -124,9 +124,11 @@ $ kubectl create -f ./secret.yaml
secret "mysecret" created secret "mysecret" created
``` ```
**Encoding Note:** The serialized JSON and YAML values of secret data are encoded as **Encoding Note:** The serialized JSON and YAML values of secret data are
base64 strings. Newlines are not valid within these strings and must be encoded as base64 strings. Newlines are not valid within these strings and must
omitted (i.e. do not use `-b` option of `base64` which breaks long lines.) be omitted. When using the `base64` utility on Darwin/OS X users should avoid
using the `-b` option to split long lines. Conversely Linux users *should* add
the option `-w 0` to `base64` commands.
#### Decoding a Secret #### Decoding a Secret