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UUENCODE(1C)							  UUENCODE(1C)

NAME
       uuencode,  uudecode  - encode/decode a binary file for transmission via
       mail

SYNOPSIS
       uuencode [ source ] remotedest | mail sys1!sys2!..!decode
       uudecode [ file ]

DESCRIPTION
       Uuencode and uudecode are used to send  a  binary  file	via  uucp  (or
       other)  mail.   This  combination  can be used over indirect mail links
       even when uusend(1C) 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
       the remotedest for recreation on the remote system.

       Uudecode	 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.  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 manually.

       The encode file has an ordinary text form and can be edited by any text
       editor to change the mode or remote name.

SEE ALSO
       atob(n), uucp(1C), uux(1C), mail(1), uuencode(5)

BUGS
       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.

4th Berkeley Distribution	April 24, 1986			  UUENCODE(1C)
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