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- NAME
- uuencode,uudecode - encode/decode a binary file for
- transmission via (plain text) mail.
-
- SYNOPSIS
- uuencode >outfile infile name
- uudecode infile
-
- DESCRIPTION
- Uuencode and uudecode are used to send binary files via UUCP (or
- other) mail. The resulting file can be sent even if direct
- binary transmission is not available.
-
- Uuencode takes the named source file (default standard input) and
- produces an encoded version on the standard output. The encoding
- uses only printing ASCII characters, and includes the mode of the
- file and name for recreation on the remote system.
- The encoded file has an ordinary text form and can be edited
- by any text editor to change the file mode or remote name.
-
- Uudecode reads an encoded file, strips off any leading and
- trailing lines, and recreates the original file with the
- specified mode and name.
-
- AUTHOR
- Mark Horton
- Checksums added by Alan J. Rosenthal
- More fixes by Fred Fish
- More fixes to Amiga port by Bryce Nesbitt
-
- Rewritten for SAS/C-optimized Amiga-only usage by
- Andreas R. Kleinert <Andreas_Kleinert@t-online.de> in 1994/97.
-
- BUGS
- The file is expanded by 35% (3 bytes become 4 plus control
- information) causing it to take longer to transmit.
-