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1.1       root        1: .\" Copyright (c) 1980 Regents of the University of California.
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                      4: .\"
                      5: .\"    @(#)uuencode.1c 6.2 (Berkeley) 4/24/86
                      6: .\"
                      7: .TH UUENCODE 1C "April 24, 1986"
                      8: .UC 4
                      9: .SH NAME
                     10: uuencode, uudecode \- encode/decode a binary file for transmission via mail
                     11: .SH SYNOPSIS
                     12: .B uuencode
                     13: [ source ] remotedest |
                     14: .B mail
                     15: sys1!sys2!..!decode
                     16: .br
                     17: .B uudecode
                     18: [ file ]
                     19: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     20: .I Uuencode
                     21: and
                     22: .I uudecode
                     23: are used to send a binary file via uucp (or other) mail.
                     24: This combination can be used over indirect mail links
                     25: even when
                     26: .IR uusend (1C)
                     27: is not available.
                     28: .PP
                     29: .I Uuencode
                     30: takes the named source file (default standard input) and
                     31: produces an encoded version on the standard output.
                     32: The encoding uses only printing ASCII characters,
                     33: and includes the mode of the file and the
                     34: .I remotedest
                     35: for recreation on the remote system.
                     36: .PP
                     37: .I Uudecode
                     38: reads an encoded file,
                     39: strips off any leading and trailing lines added by mailers,
                     40: and recreates the original file with the specified mode and name.
                     41: .PP
                     42: The intent is that all mail to the user ``decode'' should be filtered
                     43: through the
                     44: .I uudecode
                     45: program.  This way the file is created automatically
                     46: without human intervention.
                     47: This is possible on the uucp network by either using
                     48: .I sendmail
                     49: or by making
                     50: .I rmail
                     51: be a link to
                     52: .I Mail
                     53: instead of
                     54: .IR mail .
                     55: In each case, an alias must be created in a master file to get
                     56: the automatic invocation of
                     57: .IR uudecode .
                     58: .PP
                     59: If these facilities are not available, the file can be sent to a
                     60: user on the remote machine who can uudecode it manually.
                     61: .PP
                     62: The encode file has an ordinary text form and can be edited
                     63: by any text editor to change the mode or remote name.
                     64: .SH SEE ALSO
                     65: atob(n), uusend(1C), uucp(1C), uux(1C), mail(1), uuencode(5)
                     66: .SH BUGS
                     67: The file is expanded by 35% (3 bytes become 4 plus control information)
                     68: causing it to take longer to transmit.
                     69: .PP
                     70: The user on the remote system who is invoking
                     71: .I uudecode
                     72: (often
                     73: .IR uucp )
                     74: must have write permission on the specified file.

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