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UUENCODE(1)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual	      UUENCODE(1)



NNAAMMEE
     uuencode, uudecode - encode/decode a binary file

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 _u_u_e_n_c_o_d_e_d files (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, compresses
     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.format(5)

BBUUGGSS
     The encoded form of the file is expanded by 35% (3 bytes
     become 4 plus control information).














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