[marcus@bgnd ~]$ cat > /tmp/cleartext
mary had a little lamb
it was always bleating ...

[marcus@bgnd ~]$ cipher_text=$(openssl des3 -salt -in /tmp/cleartext -pass pass:today123)

[marcus@bgnd ~]$ echo -n $cipher_text > /tmp/cipher_text

[marcus@bgnd ~]$ cat -ve /tmp/cipher_text
Salted__~M-nM-^HM-^\w^SM-@M-y^Q!M-Z`^La^FM-]^UM-bM-z=M-^^3^LSM-qM-^GkM-yM-/8M-iM-[^DM-^[p^WB`M-^\h^ZM-DgM-^QM-UKM-oM-^KM-`B;M-^U^PLM-saOyM-^]M-bM-^GYM-2M-^H$

[marcus@bgnd ~]$ openssl des3 -d -salt -in /tmp/cipher_text -pass pass:today123
mary had a little lamb
it was always bleating ...