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uuencode(1) uuencode(1)
NNAAMMEE
uuencode - encode a binary file
uudecode - decode a file created by uuencode
SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
uuuueennccooddee [ file ] name
uuuuddeeccooddee [ file ]...
DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
_U_u_e_n_c_o_d_e and _u_u_d_e_c_o_d_e are used to transmit binary files
over transmission mediums that do not support other than
simple ASCII data.
_U_u_e_n_c_o_d_e reads _f_i_l_e (or by default the standard input) and
writes an encoded version to the standard output. The
encoding uses only printing ASCII characters and includes
the mode of the file and the operand _n_a_m_e for use by _u_u_d_e_-
_c_o_d_e _.
_U_u_d_e_c_o_d_e transforms uuencoded _f_i_l_e_s (or by default, the
standard input) into the original form. The resulting
file is named _n_a_m_e and will have the mode of the original
file except that setuid and execute bits are not retained.
_U_u_d_e_c_o_d_e ignores any leading and trailing lines.
EEXXAAMMPPLLEESS
The following example packages up a source tree, com-
presses it, uuencodes it and mails it to a user on another
system. When _u_u_d_e_c_o_d_e is run on the target system, the
file ``src_tree.tar.Z'' will be created which may then be
uncompressed and extracted into the original tree.
tar cf - src_tree | compress | uuencode
src_tree.tar.Z | mail sys1!sys2!user
SSEEEE AALLSSOO
compress(1), mail(1), uucp(1), uuencode(5)
BBUUGGSS
The encoded form of the file is expanded by 35% (3 bytes
become 4 plus control information).
HHIISSTTOORRYY
The _u_u_e_n_c_o_d_e command appeared in BSD 4.0.
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