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- NAME
- uuencode, uudecode - encode/decode a binary file for
- transmission via mail
-
- SYNTAX
- uuencode <infilename >outfilename filename
- uudecode filename.uu
-
- DESCRIPTION
- The uuencode and uudecode commands are used to send a binary
- file via uucp (or other) mail.
-
- The uuencode command takes the named source file (default
- standard input) and produces an encoded version on the stan-
- dard output. The encoding uses only printing ASCII charac-
- ters, and includes the mode of the file and the remotedest
- for recreation on the remote system.
-
- The uudecode command 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.
-
- The intent is that all mail to the user ``decode'' should be
- filtered through the uudecode program. This way the file is
- created automatically without human intervention. This is
- possible on the uucp network by either using sendmail or by
- making rmail be a link to Mail instead of mail. In each
- case, an alias must be created in a master file to get the
- automatic invocation of uudecode.
-
- If these facilities are not available, the file can be sent
- to a user on the remote machine who can uudecode it manu-
- ally.
-
- The encode file has an ordinary text form and can be edited
- by any text editor to change the mode or remote name.
-
- RESTRICTIONS
- The file is expanded by 35% (3 bytes become 4 plus control
- information) causing it to take longer to transmit.
-
- The user on the remote system who is invoking uudecode
- (often uucp) must have write permission on the specified
- file.
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