#!/bin/bash
while read -n 1 line
do
dec="$dec$(printf '%d' \'"$line")"
done <<< "aaaa"
printf "%s\n" "$dec"
while read -n 2 line
do
ascii="$ascii$(printf '%b' $(printf '\\%03o' "$line"))"
done <<< "97979797"
printf "%s\n" "$ascii"
IyEvYmluL2Jhc2gKCgp3aGlsZSByZWFkIC1uIDEgbGluZQpkbwpkZWM9IiRkZWMkKHByaW50ZiAnJWQnIFwnIiRsaW5lIikiCmRvbmUgPDw8ICJhYWFhIgpwcmludGYgIiVzXG4iICIkZGVjIgoKd2hpbGUgcmVhZCAtbiAyIGxpbmUKZG8KYXNjaWk9IiRhc2NpaSQocHJpbnRmICclYicgJChwcmludGYgJ1xcJTAzbycgIiRsaW5lIikpIgpkb25lIDw8PCAiOTc5Nzk3OTciCnByaW50ZiAiJXNcbiIgIiRhc2NpaSI=