my @fields= unpack "C*", # 16 6-bit numeric values pack "b6"x16, # string of 16 bytes, each holding a 6-bit value map ''.reverse, # 16 6-character ascending-bit strings unpack "a6"x16, # 16 6-character base-2 strings unpack "B*", # 96-character base-2 string "twelve bytes"; # 12-byte packed string print "(@fields)\n"; my $string= pack "B*", # 12-byte packed string pack "a6"x16, # 96-character base-2 string map ''.reverse, # 16 6-character base-2 strings unpack "b6"x16, # 16 6-character ascending-bit strings pack "C*", # string of 16 bytes, each holding a 6-bit value @fields; # 16 6-bit numeric values print "($string)\n"; #### (29 7 29 37 27 7 25 37 8 6 9 57 29 6 21 51) (twelve bytes)