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

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