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1.1     ! root        1: .TH UUENCODE 1C 6/1/80
        !             2: .UC 4
        !             3: .SH NAME
        !             4: uuencode,uudecode \- encode/decode a binary file for tranmission 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: .I uusend(1)
        !            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 delivermail
        !            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(1), uucp(1), uux(1), 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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