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- UUENCODE User Commands UUENCODE
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- NNAAMMEE
- uuencode, uudecode - encode/decode a binary file for
- transmission via mail
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- SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
- uuuueennccooddee [ source ] remotedest | mmaaiill sys1!sys2!..!decode
- uuuuddeeccooddee [ file ]
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- DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
- _U_u_e_n_c_o_d_e and _u_u_d_e_c_o_d_e are used to send a binary file via
- uucp (or other) mail. This combination can be used over
- indirect mail links even when _u_u_s_e_n_d(1C) is not available.
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- _U_u_e_n_c_o_d_e takes the named source file (default standard
- input) and produces an encoded version on the standard out-
- put. The encoding uses only printing ASCII characters, and
- includes the mode of the file and the _r_e_m_o_t_e_d_e_s_t for recrea-
- tion on the remote system.
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- _U_u_d_e_c_o_d_e reads an encoded file, strips off any leading and
- trailing lines added by mailers, and recreates the original
- file with the specified mode and name.
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- The intent is that all mail to the user ``decode'' should be
- filtered through the _u_u_d_e_c_o_d_e program. This way the file is
- created automatically without human intervention. This is
- possible on the uucp network by either using _s_e_n_d_m_a_i_l or by
- making _r_m_a_i_l be a link to _M_a_i_l instead of _m_a_i_l. In each
- case, an alias must be created in a master file to get the
- automatic invocation of _u_u_d_e_c_o_d_e.
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- If these facilities are not available, the file can be sent
- to a user on the remote machine who can uudecode it manu-
- ally.
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- The encode file has an ordinary text form and can be edited
- by any text editor to change the mode or remote name.
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- SSEEEE AALLSSOO
- atob(n), uusend(1C), uucp(1C), uux(1C), mail(1), uuencode(5)
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- BBUUGGSS
- The file is expanded by 35% (3 bytes become 4 plus control
- information) causing it to take longer to transmit.
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- The user on the remote system who is invoking _u_u_d_e_c_o_d_e
- (often _u_u_c_p) must have write permission on the specified
- file.
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