3 uue, uuencode \- encode a binary file to ASCII (e.g., for mailing)
5 \fBuue\fR [\fB\-\fIn\fR] \fIfile\fR [\fB\-\fR]\fR
20 # How many lines to put in each file
24 # Encode \fIfile\fR to \fIfile.uue\fR
27 # Encode \fIfile\fR and write on \fIstdout\fR
30 # Output on \fIfile.uaa\fR, \fIfile.uab\fR etc.
33 \fIUuencode\fR is a famous program that converts an arbitrary (usually binary)
34 file to an encoding using only 64 ASCII characters.
35 \fIUudecode\fR converts it back to the original file.
36 The \fIuue\fR and \fIuud\fR programs are the
38 versions of these programs, and are compatible with the \s-2UNIX\s0 ones.
39 The files produced can even be sent successfully over BITNET, which is
40 notorious for mangling files.
41 It is possible to have \fIuue\fR automatically split the encoded file up
43 The output files then get the suffixes \fI.uaa\fR, \fI.uab\fR, etc., instead
45 When \fIuud\fR is given \fIfile.uaa\fR to decode, it automatically includes
46 the subsequent pieces.
47 The encoding takes 3 bytes (24 bits) from the input file and renders it
48 as 4 bytes in the output file.