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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.
Rewrite for WarpOS PPC by
Steffen P. Haeuser <MagicSN@Birdland.es.bawue.de>
BUGS
The file is expanded by 35% (3 bytes become 4 plus control
information) causing it to take longer to transmit.