uuencode(1C)                                            uuencode(1C)


       NAME
             uuencode, uudecode - encode a binary file, or decode its ASCII
             representation

       SYNOPSIS
             uuencode [source-file] file-label
             uudecode [encoded-file]

       DESCRIPTION
             The uuencode command converts a binary file into an ASCII-
             encoded representation that can be sent using mail(1).

             The uudecode command reads an encoded-file, strips off any
             leading and trailing lines added by mailer programs, and
             recreates the original binary data with the filename and the
             mode and owner specified in the header.

          Files
             /usr/lib/locale/locale/LC_MESSAGES/uxbnu
                   language-specific message file [See LANG on environ(5).]

       USAGE
             uuencode encodes the contents of source-file, or the standard
             input if no source-file argument is given.  The file-label
             argument is required.  It is included in the encoded file's
             header as the name of the file into which uudecode is to place
             the binary (decoded) data.  uuencode also includes the
             ownership and permission modes of source-file, so that file-
             label is recreated with those same ownership and permission
             modes.

             The encoded file is an ordinary ASCII text file; it can be
             edited by any text editor.  But it is best only to change the
             mode or file-label in the header to avoid corrupting the
             decoded binary.

             The encoded file's size is expanded by 35% (3 bytes become 4,
             plus control information), causing it to take longer to
             transmit than the equivalent binary.

             The user on the remote system who is invoking uudecode
             (typically uucp) must have write permission on the file
             specified in the file-label.





                           Copyright 1994 Novell, Inc.               Page 1

      uuencode(1C)                                            uuencode(1C)


            Since both uuencode and uudecode run with user ID set to uucp,
            uudecode can fail with permission denied when attempted in a
            directory that does not have write permission allowed for
            ``other.''

      REFERENCES
            environ(5), mail(1), uucp(1C), uux(1C), uuencode(4)









































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